Kayamkulam Philipose Ramban, was a Syriac scholar belonging to the Malankara Orthodox Church who made the translation of the Gospel portion Bible for the first time to Malayalam. He lived in Kayamkulam, in his family home, Mananganazhikathu, latterly it is known as Mananganazhikathu Rambachan’s House. Rev Claudius Buchanan, a missionary Read more
Konatt Korah Mathen Malpan, a great and renowned Syriac Scholar, was one of the prominent Priests of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church in the 20th century and author of many religious books. He was born in a well-known priestly family of Pampakuda village near Kochi on 30 March 1860. After his early Read more
His contribution to the Church through translation of the Order of Holy Qurbana Sunday worship and the text of Good Friday Service. He translated and published the texts of Sunday service and Good Friday service to Malayalam with the help of Mr. C.P. Chandy the famous Church Poet. He then Read more
Geevarghese was born in this family on 17th July, 1899, as the fourth child of Vayaliparambil Pynadath Kuryath Thoma and Sosamma. As a young youth, in 1910, he caught the attention of H.H. ‘Abded Aloho II, the then Patriarch of Antioch, on a visit to India. The Patriarch requested them Read more
An Upholder of Orthodox faith and Discipline, his outstanding contribution to the Orthodox Community was the establishment of the new Seminary in Nagpur in 1995, paving the way for the special training of the clergy suitable to North India and a centre of all spiritual activities of the Orthodox people Read more
On Nov 2nd we celebrate the memory of Kadavil Paulose Mar Athanasius. Born as the son of Kadavil Kuran Avira Varkey and Annam Varkey on 1833, December 7 in North Paravavur. He was pious, young lad of good character and was loved by all. When he was thirteen, on February Read more
“But to me, exceedingly honorable are Thy friends, O Lord” (Ps. 138: 16). All Saints Day is a Universal Christian Feast that honors and remembers all Christian Saints. The friends of God, who have gone to the other side of the veil are commemorated, with much reverence. In the early Read more
St. Gregorios of Parumala our Patron Saint, popularly known as and fondly remembered as Parumala Thirumeni, is the first declared saint of Malankara Indian Orthodox Church. A pure model of Eastern spirituality, he nurtured the Church with unceasing prayer and strict ascetic practices. A good shepherd, a great teacher of Read more
Tabitha or Dorcas, was a beloved, exemplary disciple of Jesus, who lived in the town of Joppa (today’s Jaffa, near Tel Aviv), a city on the coast, overlooking of the Mediterranean Sea. Tabitha is the Aramaic rendering of the Greek name Dorcas, both meaning ‘gazelle’ – a woman of energy, grace, beauty Read more
LL HG Zachariah Mar Theophilos, was the true shepherd, who spread out the message of love, opened his hands to feed the hungry, extended his arms to make home for the homeless, to unfolded his resources to educate the poor, unfurled his vision to help the needy, and identified himself Read more