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'''Malankara Syrian Knanaya Community''' are part of the larger [[Knanaya]] community who are descendants of an [[Endogamy|endogamous ethnic migrant group]] of Syriac-Jewish Christians who arrived and settled in [[Kerala]] in the 4th or 8th century.<ref>{{cite web |title=Knanaya Samudayam |url=http://knanayaarchdiocese.com/history.php |website=knanayaarchdiocese.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Syriac Orthodox (Jacobite) Churches in India |url=http://www.syriacchristianity.info/MalankaraSyrianChurch/Malankara_parishes.htm |website=www.syriacchristianity.info}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Williams |first1=Raymond Brady |last2=Brady |first2=Williams Raymond |title=Christian Pluralism in the United States: The Indian Immigrant Experience |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-0-521-57016-9 |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Christian_Pluralism_in_the_United_States/w1uk6zZQKzAC?hl=en&gbpv=0 |language=en}}</ref>
'''Malankara Syriac Knanaya Community''' are part of the larger [[Knanaya]] community who are descendants of an [[Endogamy|endogamous ethnic migrant group]] of Syriac-Jewish Christians who arrived and settled in [[Kerala]] in the 4th or 8th century.<ref>{{cite web |title=Knanaya Samudayam |url=http://knanayaarchdiocese.com/history.php |website=knanayaarchdiocese.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Syriac Orthodox (Jacobite) Churches in India |url=http://www.syriacchristianity.info/MalankaraSyrianChurch/Malankara_parishes.htm |website=www.syriacchristianity.info}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Williams |first1=Raymond Brady |last2=Brady |first2=Williams Raymond |title=Christian Pluralism in the United States: The Indian Immigrant Experience |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-0-521-57016-9 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w1uk6zZQKzAC |language=en}}</ref>


In the year 345 according to the Malayalam calendar (Kollavarsham), [[Thomas of Cana|Knai Thoma]], a merchant, and 72 families from Edessa (or modern Urfa) immigrated to Malankara (present-day Kerala) and established a community there. Among the group were priests, deacons and a bishop, Uraha Mar Ouseph (Bishop Joseph of Uraha/Urfa). Knai Thoma and his people were welcomed by Cheraman Perumal, the Chera Emperor of Kerala, and were given permission to settle down in Kodungalloor.
In the year 345 according to the Malayalam calendar (Kollavarsham), [[Thomas of Cana|Knai Thoma]], a merchant, and 72 families from Edessa (or modern Urfa) immigrated to Malankara (present-day Kerala) and established a community there. Among the group were priests, deacons and a bishop, Uraha Mar Ouseph (Bishop Joseph of Uraha/Urfa). Knai Thoma and his people were welcomed by Cheraman Perumal, the Chera Emperor of Kerala, and were given permission to settle down in Kodungalloor.


After the [[Coonan Cross Oath|Coonen Cross Revolt]]. (Oath of the Bent Cross)a part of the Knanaya Community joined [[Thoma I|Archdeacon Thomas]]. They later accepted [[West Syriac Rite|West Syriac]] liturgical traditions brought to Malankara by [[Gregorios Abdal Jaleel|Mor Gregorios Abdal Jaleel of Jerusalem]]. This group later came under the [[Patriarch of Antioch]]. Today they form part of the Knanaya Archdiocese of the Jacobite Syrian Church.
After the [[Coonan Cross Oath|Coonen Cross Revolt]]. (Oath of the Bent Cross)a part of the Knanaya Community joined [[Thoma I|Archdeacon Thomas]]. They later accepted [[West Syriac Rite|West Syriac]] liturgical traditions brought to Malankara by [[Gregorios Abdal Jaleel|Mor Gregorios Abdal Jaleel of Jerusalem]]. This group later came under the [[Patriarch of Antioch]]. Today they form part of the Knanaya Archdiocese of the [[Syriac Orthodox Church]].


==List of Knanaya Syrian Church==
==List of Knanaya Syrian Church==
The Knanaya Syrians are Jewish migrants who believed in [[Syriac Orthodox Church]] primacy. They're occupied on [[Pathanamthitta]] and [[Kottayam]] of [[Kerala]] and abroad, more than 200 churches.
The Knanaya Syrians claim that they are Jewish migrants who believed in [[Syriac Orthodox Church]] primacy. They have communities in [[Alappuzha]], [[Pathanamthitta]] and [[Kottayam]] of [[Kerala]] and abroad.
===India===
*Kallissery St. Mary's Church
⚫
*Chingavanam St. Johns Church
*Chingavanam St. Johns Puthen Pally
*Kottayam St. Marys Valiya Pally
*Ramamangalam St. Jacob's Valiyapally
*Vakathanam St. Simons Church


* Total 129 Churches under Malankara Syriac Knanaya Archdiocese.
===North America===
⚫
** Chingavanam - 21
*St. Peter's church, Yonkers, New York
** Kallisserry - 26
*St. Johns Church, Houston, Texas
** Ranni - 20
*St. Thomas Church, Irving, Texas
** Bhagya Keralam - 6
*St. Johns Church, Clifton, New Jersey
** Gulf Region - 7
*St. Marys Church, Philadelphia
** UAE - 15
*St. Thomas Church, Edmonton, Canada
** America, Canada, Australia, UK, Ireland and Europe - 34
*St. Ignatius Church, Toronto, Canada

===Gulf===
*St. Peter's Church, Kuwait


==See also==
==See also==
[[Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Kottayam]]{{div col}}
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* [[Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Kottayam]]
* [[Syro-Malabar Knanaya Catholic Archeparchy of Kottayam]]
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Latest revision as of 03:37, 11 November 2024

Archdiocese of Malankara Syrian Knanaya Community
Location
CountryIndia
HeadquartersSt. Aphrem Seminary Chingavanam
Information
First holderSeverios Geevarghese[1]
Formation1910
DenominationSyriac Orthodox Church
RiteWest Syriac Rite
CathedralSt.Thomas Valiyapally, Ranni
Co-cathedralSt. Mary's Valiyapally, Kallissery
Patron saintThomas of Cana
Current leadership
PatriarchIgnatius Aphrem II Patriarch of Antioch
ArchbishopSeverios Kuriakose
Auxiliary BishopsGregorios Kuriakose, Ivanios Kuriakose, Silvanos Ayub
Website
knanayaarchdiocese.com

Malankara Syriac Knanaya Community are part of the larger Knanaya community who are descendants of an endogamous ethnic migrant group of Syriac-Jewish Christians who arrived and settled in Kerala in the 4th or 8th century.[2][3][4]

In the year 345 according to the Malayalam calendar (Kollavarsham), Knai Thoma, a merchant, and 72 families from Edessa (or modern Urfa) immigrated to Malankara (present-day Kerala) and established a community there. Among the group were priests, deacons and a bishop, Uraha Mar Ouseph (Bishop Joseph of Uraha/Urfa). Knai Thoma and his people were welcomed by Cheraman Perumal, the Chera Emperor of Kerala, and were given permission to settle down in Kodungalloor.

After the Coonen Cross Revolt. (Oath of the Bent Cross)a part of the Knanaya Community joined Archdeacon Thomas. They later accepted West Syriac liturgical traditions brought to Malankara by Mor Gregorios Abdal Jaleel of Jerusalem. This group later came under the Patriarch of Antioch. Today they form part of the Knanaya Archdiocese of the Syriac Orthodox Church.

List of Knanaya Syrian Church

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The Knanaya Syrians claim that they are Jewish migrants who believed in Syriac Orthodox Church primacy. They have communities in Alappuzha, Pathanamthitta and Kottayam of Kerala and abroad.

  • Total 129 Churches under Malankara Syriac Knanaya Archdiocese.
    • Chingavanam - 21
    • Kallisserry - 26
    • Ranni - 20
    • Bhagya Keralam - 6
    • Gulf Region - 7
    • UAE - 15
    • America, Canada, Australia, UK, Ireland and Europe - 34

See also

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Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Kottayam

References

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  1. ^ "Valiyapally". www.valiyapallyranni.com.
  2. ^ "Knanaya Samudayam". knanayaarchdiocese.com.
  3. ^ "Syriac Orthodox (Jacobite) Churches in India". www.syriacchristianity.info.
  4. ^ Williams, Raymond Brady; Brady, Williams Raymond. Christian Pluralism in the United States: The Indian Immigrant Experience. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-57016-9.
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