After escaping from the shelter at Littlemount St. Thomas came to a near by hill which was very difficult to access but was frequently visited by during his stay in Mylapore. One day his murderers sought him there and were on the point of seizing him. Unbroken tradition maintains that while the Apostle was praying before the cross carved by him on a stone, an assassin .....
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Location     : Eight miles from Fort St. George, Six Miles from South west of Santhome-de-Meliyapore (Burial Place of St. Thomas), Two miles from Little Mount, 300 Ft. above sea level
Local Name: Parangi Malai (In Tamil)
Importance : This is one of the three places on the Coromandal coast actively associated with the mission of St. Thomas.

 
   

.....suborned by King Mahadevan's priest and ministers, crept up stealthily and pierced him with a lance from behind. The Apostle was reported to have fallen on the stone cross and embraced it; his blood crimsoned the stone cross and the space around.

Specification: A hill very steep on the eastern side, the mount slopes gradually towards the west and stretches over 75 Acres. It was a dense forest land and now only a thick undergrowth of shrubs are seen except few straggling trees around the neck.

Archeological Details: This credit too goes to Portuguese as they revived the Catholic life here, cleared the ruins and built a sanctuary in 1545.

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