Village: Chendamangalam
Taluk: Paravur
GPS Coordinates: 10° 10’ 07.8” N 76° 14’ 50.2” E
Notification Year: 1936
The remains of the Vaippikotta Seminary, built by the Portuguese in the 16th century, are preserved as a historical monument and site. The seminary, or college to teach the Christian priests, was established to teach the priests of Malabar the ceremonies and language to be used in Roman Catholic churches founded here by the Portuguese. There were many buildings on the premises that were destroyed during the wars in later periods. There is a church still functioning in the same compound, probably built during the same period but renovated later.
