Francisco Ros, S.J (1559–1624) was a

Jesuit The Society of Jesus (; abbreviation: S.J. or SJ), also known as the Jesuit Order or the Jesuits ( ; ), is a religious order (Catholic), religious order of clerics regular of pontifical right for men in the Catholic Church headquartered in Rom ...

prelate who served as the first Archbishop of Angamaly-Cranganore, associated with the

Saint Thomas Christians The Saint Thomas Christians, also called Syrian Christians of India, ''Marthoma Suriyani Nasrani'', ''Malankara Nasrani'', or ''Nasrani Mappila'', are an Ethnoreligious group, ethno-religious community of Indian Christians in the state of Ker ...

in the early modern Malabar in

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Introduction

Ros was a Catalan

who arrived in India in 1584. He learned Syriac while he was in Goa and Malabar and became the professor of the

semitic languages The Semitic languages are a branch of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family. They include Arabic, Amharic, Tigrinya language, Tigrinya, Aramaic, Hebrew language, Hebrew, Maltese language, Maltese, Modern South Arabian language ...

in the seminary of Vaipikotta. He was consecrated bishop of Angamaly by Archbishop

Aleixo de Menezes Archbishop Aleixo de Menezes or Alexeu de Jesu de Meneses (25 January 1559 – 3 May 1617) was a Catholic prelate that served as Archbishop of Goa, Archbishop of Braga and Viceroy of Portugal during the Philippine Dynasty. Biographical sketch ...

in 1601. His See was later transferred to Cranganore and he was elevated as the Archbishop of Angamaly-Cranganore. Dom Francis Ros expired on 18 February 1624 and in the old church of

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Kattakkavu, a monument is built for Ros in the sanctuary of the church.

His mission among the St. Thomas Christians

Francisco Ros started his mission among the Christians of St. Thomas at the end of 1585, after the Third Provincial Congregation that held in Goa. His first mission was to assist Archbishop

Abraham of Angamaly Mar Abraham (, died 1597), also known as Abraham of Angamaly or Abraham of Gazira, was the last East Syrian bishop of the Archdiocese of Angamaly, See of Angamaly, who entered into communion with Rome in 1565 and who was the last link in Angama ...

to bring into effect the directives of the Provincial Council (1585).

Francisco Ros, the Archbishop of Angamaly-Cranganore

Francisco Ros was named the bishop of

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, immediately after the

Synod of Diamper The Synod of Diamper (Udayamperoor Synod) (), held at Udayamperoor (known as Diamper in non-vernacular sources) in June 1599, was a diocesan synod, or council, that created rules and regulations for the ancient Saint Thomas Christians (also ...

that held in 1599. Ros was the successor of Mar

, the Metropolitan of All-India. Ros convoked the Second Synod of Angamaly on 7 December 1603, and the synod resolved three issues that emerged among the Thomas Christians, following the

References

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