While Velankanni is widely known for a 16th-century Marian apparition, India’s earliest Marian apparition occurred in early 4th Century in Kuravilangad, Kerala. 

Tradition holds that the Blessed Virgin appeared to hungry children, turning stones into bread and creating a spring. The Marth Mariam Church marks this event, where Mary is called Muthiyamma.

a sacred witness to the unwavering faith and mission of the Apostle Thomas. This holy site is traditionally believed to be one of the seven and a half churches established by the Apostle during his mission to India in 52 AD

In the sacred history of Christianity, few journeys stir the heart like that of St. Thomas the Apostle, whose missionary path brought him all the way to the shores of India. Among the most hallowed places where his presence is deeply felt is Little Mount in Chennai, known in Tamil as Chinna Malai.