Malabar Independent Syrian Church
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The Malabar Independent Syrian Church is an autonomous Christian church in Kerala, India, that follows the West Syriac liturgical tradition and traces its heritage to the ancient Saint Thomas Christian community.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Metropolitan of Malabar Independent Syrian Church | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian church
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Oriental Orthodox tradition church ⓘ Saint Thomas Christian church ⓘ |
| apostolicOriginTradition |
Apostle Thomas
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surface form:
Saint Thomas the Apostle
|
| autonomyStatus | autonomous ⓘ |
| christianDenominationType | Eastern Christian denomination ⓘ |
| christologicalFamily | Oriental Orthodox family ⓘ |
| classification |
Eastern Christian church
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Syriac Christian church ⓘ |
| communionStatus |
not in communion with any Oriental Orthodox patriarchate
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not in communion with the Catholic Church ⓘ not in communion with the Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| ecclesialIndependence | independent from other Indian Syrian churches ⓘ |
| ecclesiasticalTradition | Syriac Orthodox-derived tradition ⓘ |
| followsCalendar | liturgical calendar of West Syriac tradition ⓘ |
| followsCouncilTradition | pre-Chalcedonian Oriental Orthodox tradition ⓘ |
| geographicContext | South India ⓘ |
| geographicOrigin | Malabar Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClericalHierarchy |
bishops
ⓘ
deacons ⓘ priests ⓘ |
| hasMonasticTradition | Syriac Christian monastic influences ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Kerala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritage |
St. Thomas Christians
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Thomas Christians
|
| historicalRoot | ancient Church of Malabar ⓘ |
| liturgicalFamily | West Syriac liturgical family ⓘ |
| liturgicalTradition |
West Syriac liturgical tradition
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surface form:
West Syriac Rite
|
| locatedIn | Kerala ⓘ |
| originCommunity | Saint Thomas Christian community of India ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageOfLiturgy |
Malayalam
ⓘ
Syriac ⓘ |
| primaryMembershipCommunity | Saint Thomas Christians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMembershipEthnicity |
Malayali people
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surface form:
Malayali
|
| primaryRite | West Syriac Rite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryScripture | Bible ⓘ |
| primaryTerritory | Kerala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Malabar Coast
ⓘ
surface form:
Malabar
|
| selfGovernance | episcopal polity ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition | Miaphysite Christology ⓘ |
| type | episcopal church ⓘ |
| usesLiturgicalLanguage |
Classical Syriac
NERFINISHED
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Malayalam ⓘ |
| usesSacramentalSystem | seven sacraments ⓘ |
| usesTitleForBishop | Metropolitan ⓘ |
| usesTitleForHead |
Malabar Independent Syrian Church
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Metropolitan of Malabar Independent Syrian Church
|
| worshipStyle | Syriac liturgical worship ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Malabar Independent Syrian Church
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Malabar Independent Syrian Church
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this entity surface form:
Metropolitan of Malabar Independent Syrian Church