Mar Thoma Syrian Church
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The Mar Thoma Syrian Church is a Reformed Oriental church based primarily in Kerala, India, that blends ancient West Syriac liturgical traditions of the St. Thomas Christians with Protestant theological reforms.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church | 1 |
| Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church (de facto ecclesiastical presence) | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian denomination
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Reformed Oriental church ⓘ Saint Thomas Christian church ⓘ |
| classification |
Eastern Christian church
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Oriental tradition ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| dateOfSeparation | 19th century ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
Bible-centered preaching
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personal faith in Christ ⓘ reformed liturgy ⓘ |
| follows |
Apostles' Creed
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Athanasian Creed NERFINISHED ⓘ Holy Bible NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicene Creed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsApostolicTraditionOf | St. Thomas the Apostle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLeaderTitle | Metropolitan ⓘ |
| hasMissionWorkIn |
Australia
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Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ North America NERFINISHED ⓘ other Indian states ⓘ |
| hasPolity | Episcopal polity ⓘ |
| hasPrimateTitle | Mar Thoma Metropolitan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Tiruvalla, Kerala, India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Anglican Church
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Church Missionary Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
English
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Malayalam ⓘ Syriac ⓘ |
| liturgicalTradition | West Syriac Rite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintains | ancient West Syriac liturgical elements ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Anglican Communion (ecumenical partner)
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Christian Conference of Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ National Council of Churches in India NERFINISHED ⓘ World Communion of Reformed Churches NERFINISHED ⓘ World Council of Churches NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | Malankara Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Saint Thomas Christian tradition ⓘ |
| practices |
Holy Qurbana
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anointing of the sick ⓘ confirmation ⓘ infant baptism ⓘ marriage sacrament ⓘ ordination ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | Kerala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separatedFrom |
Malankara Church
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Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation |
Protestant
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Reformed ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church
this entity surface form:
Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church (de facto ecclesiastical presence)