Coonan Cross Oath
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The Coonan Cross Oath was a pivotal 1653 collective pledge by the St. Thomas Christians in Kerala, India, to resist Portuguese colonial and Jesuit control over their church and assert their traditional ecclesiastical autonomy.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
collective pledge
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ religious oath ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Koonan Kurishu Sathyam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oath of the Bent Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronology |
preceded the formal split between Pazhayakoor and Puthenkoor factions
ⓘ
took place after the Synod of Diamper (1599) ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | annual observances among some St. Thomas Christian groups ⓘ |
| conflict | Portuguese–St. Thomas Christian ecclesiastical conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| date | 1653 ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Portuguese colonial records
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Syrian Christian chronicles ⓘ |
| followedBy |
arrival of West Syriac bishop Mar Gregorios Abdul Jaleel
ⓘ
consecration of Archdeacon Thomas as Mar Thoma I ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Portuguese ecclesiastical control over St. Thomas Christians
ⓘ
Synod of Diamper NERFINISHED ⓘ imposition of Latin rite practices ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
assertion of ecclesiastical autonomy by St. Thomas Christians
ⓘ
eventual emergence of multiple St. Thomas Christian denominations ⓘ formation of independent West Syriac–aligned hierarchy ⓘ schism within the St. Thomas Christian community ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
preservation of East Syriac liturgical heritage
ⓘ
rejection of Jesuit authority ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Malayalam ⓘ |
| location |
Kerala
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kochi NERFINISHED ⓘ Malabar Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ Mattancherry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
anti-colonial religious movement
ⓘ
church autonomy ⓘ resistance to Portuguese Padroado ⓘ |
| opposed |
Jesuit missionaries
ⓘ
Latinization of the Malabar Church ⓘ Portuguese colonial authorities ⓘ |
| participant |
St. Thomas Christians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Syrian Christians of Malabar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of Christianity in India
ⓘ
history of Kerala ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| significance |
symbol of resistance to religious colonialism
ⓘ
turning point in the history of the Malabar Church ⓘ |
| significantParticipant | Archdeacon Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantPlace |
Coonan Cross, Mattancherry
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Our Lady of Life Church, Mattancherry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| temporalLocation | 17th century ⓘ |
| tradition | Saint Thomas Christian tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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