St. Antony's Church
Church History
A center in the 19 century for the dhobis and saklis, first under Salem and then under Attur.
Rev. Fr. Lazar started to build the church there in 1881. He completed it in 1894 and it became a pilgrim centre.
In 1911, this was the centre for the western part of the Archdiocese of Pondicherry, but later Kallakurichy took its place.
From 1938, Mel-Nariappanur was under Chinnasalem.
In 1985 it became a separate parish.
Now it is a famous shrine dedicated to St. Antony attracting a huge number of devotees from all religions.
Substations without Chapel
1. Thenponparapi, Ammayagaram.
2. Rayappanur, Melnariappanur.
3. Chelllampalayam.
Information
Melnariyappanur B.O.
Chinnasalem S.O.
Kallakurichi Dt. - Tamil Nadu
606 201 - India
