On Mid Lent Wednesday, our Holy Church commemorates, an Assyrian King named Abgar V, who ruled Edessa (Oraha – presently called Urfa/Urahay, is a city in the border of Turkey and Iraq. During the public ministry of our Lord, King Abgar of Edessa, was suffering from an incurable disease, sent Read more
The liturgical calendar of the Indian Orthodox Church commemorates the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste on March 09. Emperor Constantine, in AD 313, had issued a decree of religious tolerance, that Christianity was an official religion and gave them freedom of worship, through the Edict of Milan. However, seven years later, Read more
Geevarghese (Korath) was born in around 1834/35, as the third son of Ittimathu and Elikutty of Ambatt Vadakkan family of Akaparambu of Mar Sabor Mar Aphroth Church, Angamali parish. His ancestors originally belonged to Arthatt in Kunnamkulam which is one of the oldest Syrian Christian settlement areas of Malankara. The Read more
Mar Anthrayos, also called Kallada Valiyappoopan arrived in Kerala in A.D. 1678, along with three brothers, one of them was a Ramban. He is considered as a saint mainly based on his devout and pious life. They arrived at Mulanthuruthy Church, where they spent many years. It is said that Read more
LL Metropolitan His Grace Dr. Thomas Mar Makarios, was born on May 26, 1926 to Mr. A T Chacko & Mrs. Mariamma Kuttikandathil. His family is noteworthy for their service to God and contributions to the Malankara Orthodox Church. Two of his brothers also entered into priesthood, Very Rev K Read more
Mor Ignatius Elias III, the second son of Chorepiscopa Abraham and Maryam, was born in Mardin, Turkey. Nasri, as was his Christian name, had four brothers and three sisters. After the death of his mother, he was taken care of by his elder sister Helena. He worked as a shoemaker Read more
Paulose (Kunji paulos) was born on 23 January 1869, Angamaly. His parents were Mathai of Thekkekkara family, Ayyampally and Annamma of Pynadath family, Akapparambu. He had three sisters and two brothers. He was baptised as Paulose at the Mar Sabor Mar Afroth Church, Akaparambu and spent his early childhood at Read more
His Holiness Moran Mar Baselios Marthoma Mathews II (30 January 1915 – 26 January 2006) was the Supreme Primate of Indian Orthodox Church. He was the sixth Catholicos of the East, nineteenth Malankara Metropolitan and Eighty ninth successor to the Holy Apostolic Throne of St. Thomas. His Holiness was Giant Read more
Mar Thoma VIII was the 8th Metropolitan of the Malankara Church, from 1809 to 1816 and 103rd Successor to the Holy Apostolic Throne of St. Thomas. When Mar Thoma VII was bed- ridden and seriously ill at Kandanad, he called one of his relative Pakalomattom Thoma Kathanar to his bed side. Thoma Read more
HG Eusebios Thirumeni was born on 16 June 1931. He was the fourth son of P G Thomas and Saramma Thomas, Puthenparampil, Naranganam, Kozhenchery. ‘Baby’ as he was called by his family and Philipose Thomas by his friends, became, ‘Philipose Mar Eusebius’ when he was consecrated as Bishop. He studied at Read more