Pullur, Pullur, Thrissur

St. Xavier’s Carmel Monastery was founded in 1952 as a result of the goodwill and zeal of some Catholics of Irinjalakuda and neighbouring parishes. They bought a suitable site for it and offered a certain amount of money. All other expenses were met by St. Mary’s Monastery Elthuruth.
A Boys’ Home was started in 1958 and a Printing Press in 1960. The Monastery chapel was raised to a Parish Church in 1977. The starting of cbse school, I. T. C., the new job oriented technical institute and production unit added a new dimension to the apostolate of training the youth.
Rev. Fathers Seraphim , Gheevarghese Chiramel, Gheevarghese Cherapanath, George Vazhappilly and Joseph Thottungal, Sri. Ittikuru Pottackal and Sri. Kunjipalu Kandamkulathy are ever to be remembered as the benefactors of this institution.
The tenth Provincial Synaxis (1987) at the request of the local Synaxis recommended to the Provincial Council to take necessary steps to raise it to a canonical house (3rd meeting No. 5 c). Accordingly the house was raised to the status of a canonical house by G. C. 148/87, Act. 148/18-11-1987.