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Karuthedathu Karuthedathu

The known history of the Karuthedathu family begins with our great grandfather Karuthedathu Kuruvilla who settled in Karimkunnam in the year AD 1700.

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During the era of the Udayamperoor Villiyarvattam Christian Kingdom, they maintained a close friendship with the Vadakkumkur Kingdom. This friendship grew stronger over time. The Udayamperoor Church was built during this period and was once a major center for the Christian community in India. Villiyarvattam Thoma Raja, Mathulla Thampuran, Keenam Madambimar, and noble families—including Kuzhumbil, Kunnassery, Kadapuram, Pachikkara, Illikkal, Cheri, and Chirakkal—worked together to build this church, which stands intact today. The historic Synod of Diamper (Udayamperoor) took place at this church in 1599, marking a milestone in Kerala Christian history.

Following various domestic and foreign invasions after 56 A.D., many families were forced to leave Udayamperoor and migrate to different regions.

Five families—Kuzhumbil, Illikkal, Chirakkal, Cheri, and Pachikkara—settled in Nediyashala. Unfortunately, due to an increase in wild elephant threats, they moved to Chunkom (Thodupuzha), which was then a toll-collection area for the King of Kizhumala, Manikandaveeran. (This information is recorded in the Kunnassery family history.) The Kuzhumbil family played a vital role in the construction and progress of the old church built on the Maratholil land in Chunkom. Church records state that the construction was led by Kuzhumbil Muthi, whose husband was a captain. Later, a priest from the Kuzhumbil family served there; the church saw great progress during his time, and after his passing, believers lit candles at his grave to pray for his intercession. The priest's tomb still exists in the old church in Chunkom.

When the priest's brother and his wife passed away at a young age, their children were raised by their paternal aunt and her husband, Illikkal Ouseph. Illikkal Ouseph, along with Thattamattathil Chacko who lived in Karinkunnam at the time, purchased the rights to the Karuthedathu Mana (ancestral home) in the name of Kuzhumbil Kuruvila. Kuruvila and his sister began living there in a house built with mud walls and a roof made of wild rafters. Later, his sister was married off and moved to the Thekkummoottil property. Two other branches of the Kuzhumbil family live in Alappattu and Kaniyaparambu, in the Mrala area of Chunkom. A Karuthedathu Namboothiri Mana that migrated from Karinkunnam still exists today in Kurumulloor, near Ettumanoor in Kottayam district.