Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church

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Christian denomination Oriental Orthodox Church autocephalous church

The Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church is an autocephalous Oriental Orthodox Christian church based primarily in India, tracing its origins to the apostolic mission of St. Thomas and maintaining ancient West Syriac liturgical traditions.

Aliases (7)

Malankara Church ×2
Indian Orthodox Church ×1
Malankara Metropolitan ×1
Malankara Orthodox Church ×1
Malankara Orthodox Syrian Christian Church ×1
Malankara Syriac Orthodox Church ×1
Malankara Syrians ×1

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian denomination → Oriental Orthodox Church → autocephalous church →
alsoKnownAs	Indian Orthodox Church → Malankara Orthodox Church → Malankara Orthodox Syrian Christian Church →
apostolicOrigin	Saint Thomas the Apostle →
associatedRegion	Malabar Coast →
christology	Miaphysite →
claimsFoundationBy	Saint Thomas the Apostle →
communion	Oriental Orthodox communion →
country	India →
currentCatholicos	Baselios Marthoma Mathews III →
denominationalFamily	Syriac Christianity →
foundingTradition	Apostolic era →
governanceType	episcopal polity →
hasClergyRank	bishop → deacon → priest →
hasDioceseIn	Africa → Australia → Europe → Gulf countries → India → North America →
hasMonasticTradition	yes →
hasSeminary	Orthodox Theological Seminary, Kottayam →
headquarters	Devalokam, Kottayam → Kottayam →
headquartersCountry	India →
headTitle	Catholicos of the East and Malankara Metropolitan →
liturgicalFamily	West Syriac liturgical tradition →
liturgicalTradition	West Syriac Rite →
mainClassification	Oriental Orthodoxy →
patriarchateType	autocephalous →
primaryLanguageOfLiturgy	Malayalam → Syriac →
primaryScript	Malayalam script → Syriac script →
primaryTerritory	India → Kerala →
recognizesCouncil	Council of Ephesus → First Council of Constantinople → First Council of Nicaea →
regionOfOrigin	Malankara →
rejectsCouncil	Council of Chalcedon →
sacramentalTheology	seven sacraments →
separatedFrom	Church of the East → Malankara Church → Syriac Orthodox Church →
supremeHeadTitle	Catholicos of the East → Malankara Metropolitan →
theology	Miaphysitism →
usesScripture	Bible →
venerates	Church Fathers → Saint Thomas the Apostle → Virgin Mary →

Referenced by (12)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church ("Indian Orthodox Church") → Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church ("Malankara Orthodox Church") → Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church ("Malankara Orthodox Syrian Christian Church") →	alsoKnownAs
Armenian Apostolic Church →	communionWith
Oriental Orthodoxy →	hasMemberChurch
Eastern Christianity →	includes
Syriac Rite →	isUsedBy
Syriac Orthodox Church ("Malankara Syriac Orthodox Church") →	majorBranch
Syro-Malankara Catholic Church ("Malankara Church") →	originatedFrom
Syriac Orthodox Church ("Malankara Syrians") →	primaryEthnicBase
Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church ("Malankara Church") →	separatedFrom
Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church ("Malankara Metropolitan") →	supremeHeadTitle