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Who founded Malankara Orthodox Church?
What is difference between Syro-Malabar and Malankara?
The Malankara Catholics are headed by a Major Archbishop-Catholicos of the Archeparchy of Trivandrum. Syro-Malabar Catholics, Latin Catholics and Malankara Catholics are all fully Catholic, and part of the Universal Catholic Church.
Who is the father known as Antonios of Malankara?
Antonio Francisco Xavier Alvares
| Antonio Francisco Xavier Alvares or Alvares Mar Julius | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 April 1836 Verna, Goa, Portuguese India |
| Died | 23 September 1923 (aged 87) Ribandar, Goa, Portuguese India |
| Venerated in | Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church |
| Major shrine | St. Mary’s Orthodox Syrian Church, Ribandar, Goa |
Who ruled Malankara Church from 1665 1816?
The church of Saint Thomas Christians was unique and unanimous till the 16th century.
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| Malankara Church | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Pazhaya Seminary |
| Founder | Thomas the Apostle as per tradition. |
| Origin | 52 AD (1st century as per tradition) 1665 |
| Separated from | Catholicos-Patriarch of the East of the Church of the East |
What is meant by malankara?
Malankara is the endonym for historical region which forms present day Kerala in India.
Do Syro Malabar priests marry?
At this moment, all the Catholic Oriental Churches can admit married men to the diaconate and the presbyterate, with the exception of the Syro-Malabar and Syro-Malankara Churches.