St.Sebastian is a well known saint among keralites, not just christians but people from all other religions. He's given special veneration. Feast of St.Sebastian is specifically known as ' Ambu Perunnal ' ( Ambu in malayalam means arrow. St.Sebastian was brutally persecuted by piercing arrows in his body ) in every nook and corner of Kerala.
There's a famous Church in Kanjoor which falls under Ernakulam - Angamaly ArchDiocese. It's known as St.Sebastians Church, Kanjoor. Feast of St.Sebastian is celeberated on every January. There's a religious procession on the feast day. For this procession, St.Sebastian's statue is also taken out & at the back of procession people carrying St.Sebastian's statue will walk along. It's then that the strangest thing happen - an eagle from no where appears in the sky which flies exactly above the Saint's statue. From the time Saint's statue is out of the church untill the statue returns after the procession, the eagle is above the statue. It takes minium 2 hrs for the procession to return to Church.
This happen every year and a number of devotees come to see this miracle.
There's a famous Church in Kanjoor which falls under Ernakulam - Angamaly ArchDiocese. It's known as St.Sebastians Church, Kanjoor. Feast of St.Sebastian is celeberated on every January. There's a religious procession on the feast day. For this procession, St.Sebastian's statue is also taken out & at the back of procession people carrying St.Sebastian's statue will walk along. It's then that the strangest thing happen - an eagle from no where appears in the sky which flies exactly above the Saint's statue. From the time Saint's statue is out of the church untill the statue returns after the procession, the eagle is above the statue. It takes minium 2 hrs for the procession to return to Church.
This happen every year and a number of devotees come to see this miracle.
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