Malabar Independent Syrian Church
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The Malabar Independent Syrian Church (MISC) also known as the Thozhiyur Church, is a Christian church centred in Kerala, India. It is one of the churches of the Saint Thomas Christian community, which traces its origins to the evangelical activity of Thomas the Apostle in the 1st century.
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Malabar Independent Syrian church | |
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Type | Oriental Orthodox |
Classification | Independent Oriental Orthodox |
Theology | Miaphysite |
Metropolitan | Cyril Baselios I |
Region | Kerala |
Founder | Abraham Koorilos I |
Origin | 1772 |
Separated from | Malankara Church |
Congregations | 13 Parishes and 6 Chapels |
Members | 5000 |
Ministers | 10-15 |
Hospitals | 1 |
Primary schools | 3 |
Secondary schools | 1 |
Other name(s) | Thozhyur Sabha Anjoor Church |
Official website | Official Website |
This group split off from the main body of India's Malankara Church in 1772 and was confirmed as an independent church with its current name after a high court verdict in 1862.[1][2] Although the church is independent under the Malankara umbrella, the church faith and traditions are strictly Oriental Orthodox, adhering to the West Syriac Rite and consistently using western Syriac and Malayalam during the Holy Qurbono (Qurbono Qadisho). The Eucharistic Celebration is popularly known as Holy Qurbana due to the historical influence of the Church of the East.
The church has about 5,000 members.[citation needed]