Jacobite Syrian Christian Church

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The Jacobite Syrian Christian Church, also known as the Malankara Syriac Orthodox Church, Malankara Jacobite Syrian Church, Malankara Jacobite Syriac Orthodox Church, or the Syriac Orthodox Church in India, is an autonomous maphrianate of the Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch based in Kerala, India. It is headed by the catholicos of India, Mor Baselios Joseph. According to tradition, the community traces its origin to Thomas the Apostle's mission to South India in AD 52. Over time, it became an integral part of Syriac Christendom, utilizing East Syriac liturgical practices and relying on visiting bishops for spiritual guidance, while a native archdeacon oversaw temporal affairs. In the 16th century Portuguese missionaries enforced Latin Catholic jurisdiction, severing the Malankara Church's links to the Syriac Church and enforcing Latinized liturgical customs. Following the Council of Diamper, the community rejected Latinization through the Coonan Cross oath and re-established contact...

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