Manickpur
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Manickpur is a small village in the
History
Not much of the history of Manickpur is documented. It has only been passed down through
In some old
The name gradually changed to Manickpuri, but there is no written documentation on it. It is also said that many
When the
Manickpur is situated on a hillock and the base is of stone; therefore, it is believed to have very strong foundations. Due to this, it has withstood many floods and even earthquakes.
Inhabitants
The main inhabitants of the village of Manickpur can be subdivided into four categories:
Kunbis were the original inhabitants of this village. Starting from the Parvati Cross to the Chowk, Fadbao, Kharbao, Chinchkombda to Naupada is where they originally built their houses. Almeida, Colaco, D'Mello, Lopes, and Menezes are some of the surnames associated with these people.
Khumbars lived across the Talao or the pond of Manickpur in line with Church Road as the materials for making earthenware were easily found here. D'Souza, Gracias, Pereira, and Alphanso are some of the surnames associated with Khumbars.
Vadvals lived to the south of the church in Barampur. They were engaged in agriculture and related activities. Ghosal, Carval, Vaz, and Cerejo are some of the surnames associated with Vadvals.
The people of Barampur (the Vadvals) married people in the south of Vasai. Khumbars have their streak from Agashi to Marol. Kunbis found their spouses in the nearby villages of Chulne, Gokhivere, and mostly within Manickpur.
Allied occupations
Even though Manickpur was built on stony land, there was sweet, semi-salty, and salty land around it. Similarly, there were
Teachers, clerks, railway workers, welders, fitters, mechanics, etc. used to frequently travel to Mumbai by train.
History of St. Michael's Church
The
The land used to build the chapel at Manickpur was donated by a Portuguese lady, Dona Ines Francisca, to the Jesuits in 1572. The Jesuits had to sell off the land for some reason unknown. It finally was bought by another Portuguese lady, Dona Philipa De Fonseca. She finally donated this land back to the Jesuits in her will when she died on 20 June 1625. Rev. Fr. Adrian D'silva started the building of the church, a task taken up by Rev. Fr. Manuel Perez and finally completed by Rev. Fr. Manuel D'costa.
In 1739, Manickpur was raided by the
That year, the Jesuits fled the village and the diocesan priests took charge of the parish. They were in charge of the parish for almost 200 years, finally handing it over to the Jesuits in 1949. Since then, the Jesuits have run the parish.
See also
References
- History section of http://www.manickpur.com
- January 2006 issue of Manik - the newsletter of St. Michael's Church, Manickpur
- Various talk sessions with priests and old people from in and around Manickpur
- Catholic Directory of the Archdiocese of Bombay, 1960, 1964 edition, by Msgr. International Eucharistic Congressin Bombay, Government Press, Nagpur.
- Catholic Directory of the Archdiocese of Bombay, 1960, 1982 edition, by Frs. St. Pius X College, Goregaon, Bombay, 400063.