Samuel Chandanappally (13 May 1940 – 3 July 2000), who was born C. D. Samuel, was an Indian writer, college professor and orator.
In his lifetime, he wrote around 30 books in
Malayalam
Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam was des ...
. His book titled ''Malankara Sabha Pithakkanmar'', contains the study about the writings of the holy fathers of the
Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church
The Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church (MOSC) also known as the Indian Orthodox Church (IOC) or simply as the Malankara Church, is an autocephalous Oriental Orthodox church headquartered in Devalokam, near Kottayam, India. The church serve ...
community and is considered a reference text.
Dr. Samuel Chandanappally collected most of the writings of
Saint Gregorios of
Parumala after a long period of research and published them with the title ''Holy writings (Pavithra Rachanakal)'' in 1980.
External links
Distinct Faith and Unique Visions of St. Gregorios of ParumalaArticles remembering Dr. Samuel Chandanappally
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1940 births
2000 deaths
Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church Christians
Malayalam-language writers
People from Pathanamthitta district
20th-century Oriental Orthodox Christians
Writers from Kerala