Nasrani Mappila
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Nasrani Mappila refers to the historic community of St. Thomas Christians in Kerala, India, who trace their origins to the apostolic mission of St. Thomas and preserve a distinct Syriac Christian liturgical and cultural heritage.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nasrani | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian community
ⓘ
St. Thomas Christian community ⓘ ethno-religious community ⓘ |
| associatedApostle | Thomas the Apostle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedChurchFamily |
Church of South India (Nasrani-origin groups)
NERFINISHED
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Jacobite Syrian Christian Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Mar Thoma Syrian Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Syro-Malabar Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Syro-Malankara Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage |
Kerala Christian customs
ⓘ
Syriac Christian heritage ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
Margamkali
NERFINISHED
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Parichamuttukali NERFINISHED ⓘ Syriac hymns ⓘ |
| denomination | Syriac Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
Jewish Mappila
NERFINISHED
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Muslim Mappila NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Malayali ⓘ |
| historicalConnection |
Church of the East
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Persian Christian merchants ⓘ |
| historicalName |
Malabar Nasrani
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Syrian Christian ⓘ |
| honorificMeaning | respected person ⓘ |
| language | Malayalam ⓘ |
| liturgicalTradition |
East Syriac Rite
NERFINISHED
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West Syriac Rite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Kerala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorFeast |
Christmas
NERFINISHED
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Dukhrana of St. Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ Easter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originTradition | mission of St. Thomas in India ⓘ |
| primaryRite | Syriac liturgy ⓘ |
| regionOfDiaspora |
Europe
NERFINISHED
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Gulf countries NERFINISHED ⓘ North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence |
Cochin
NERFINISHED
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Kottayam NERFINISHED ⓘ Thrissur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| scripture | Bible NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selfDesignation |
Nasrani
ⓘ
St. Thomas Christian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sharesHonorific | Mappila ⓘ |
| socialStatusInHistory |
landowning community in Kerala
ⓘ
trading community in Kerala ⓘ |
| traditionalRegion |
Central Kerala
NERFINISHED
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Malabar Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesLiturgicalLanguage |
Malayalam
NERFINISHED
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Syriac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Nasrani