Syro-Malabar Church: Origin & History
The Syro-Malabar Church is an Oriental (Eastern Rite) Catholic Church, in full communion with the Church of Rome.
The Syro-Malabar Church, with its deep-rooted spirituality and high rate of vocations to priesthood, is considered the most vibrant Catholic Church in the world , and has a strength of over 3.8 million believers. It is the second largest of the 21 Oriental Catholic Churches, the largest being the Ukrainian Church with a strength of about 4.5 million believers.
Firm devotion, indomitable faith, deep-rooted spirituality, and rich traditions make the Syro-Malabar Church markedly special and vividly alive, making it an integral part of the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church.
St Thomas Christians trace their origins and their faith to the missionary efforts of St Thomas the Apostle who landed at Kodungallur in Kerala in AD 52. Today, the Syro-Malabar Church is the major community of ancient St Thomas Christians in India.
The Syro-Malabar Church hierarchy was founded in 1923. Since then, the Syro-Malabar Church has grown by leaps and bounds, and spread to regions outside Kerala and even overseas.
The term Syro-Malabar is a reference to the East Syrian (Chaldean) tradition the Church has followed and to the Malabar Coast where St Thomas the Apostle landed.
The Syro-Malabar Church is one of the three Major Archiepiscopal Churches, the other two being the Syro-Malankara Church and the Ukrainian Church.
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