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Paḻayakūṟ
The ''Paḻayakūṟ'' (''Pazhayakoor''; English: "Old Allegiance"), also known as Romo-Syrians or Syrian Catholics of Malabar, are the Saint Thomas Christians who use the East Syriac Rite and claim apostolic origin from the Indian mission of Thomas the Apostle in the 1st century AD. The Saint Thomas Christians were originally in full communion with the Church of the East in Persia, from whom they inherited the East Syriac liturgical rite. Through the Schism of 1552, a faction of the Church of the East entered the Catholic Church. Following the 1599 Synod of Diamper, they were placed under the Latin Church's ''Padroado'' missionaries, who took over the jurisdiction of Angamaly. After the Coonan Cross Oath of 1653, which constituted a secession from the ''Padroado'', the ''Paḻayakūṟ'' quickly returned to the Catholic Church as East Syriac Catholics under Archbishop Palliveettil Chandy. Chandy's followers eventually became the Syro-Malabar Church, an Eastern Catholic Churche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Thomas Christian
The Saint Thomas Christians, also called Syrian Christians of India, ''Marthoma Suriyani Nasrani'', ''Malankara Nasrani'', or ''Nasrani Mappila'', are an ethno-religious community of Indian Christians in the state of Kerala ( Malabar region), who, for the most part, employ the Eastern and Western liturgical rites of Syriac Christianity. They trace their origins to the evangelistic activity of Thomas the Apostle in the 1st century. The Saint Thomas Christians had been historically a part of the hierarchy of the Church of the East but are now divided into several different Eastern Catholic, Oriental Orthodox, Protestant, and independent bodies, each with their own liturgies and traditions. They are based in Kerala and they speak Malayalam. ''Nasrani'' or Nazarene is a Syriac term for Christians, who were among the first converts to Christianity in the Near East. Historically, this community was organised as the Province of India of the Church of the East, by Patriarch Ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
