This church is one among the Ezharappallikal (seven and a half churches) believed to be established in 54 AD by St. Thomas, one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ.

[2] Nilakkal, also known as Chayal is a forest area, but once it was a place of great importance carried on trade with Madhura and Thirunelveli.

[2] Even though there is no historical evidence of the missionary work of St. Thomas in Nilackal, some assumptions of St. Thomas's establishment of a church in this place is written in old metal plates and other historian writings.

The new church is at Angamoozhy, 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) away from Nilakkal, almost 52 kilometres (32 mi) east to Ranni in Pathanamthitta District of Kerala.

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