Pakalomattom family

Pakalomattam family is an ancient Suriyani (Syrian) Christian family in Kerala, India. They are popularly known as Syrian Christians in view of the Syriac (classical form of Aramaic) liturgy used in church services since the early days of Christianity in India and not for any Syrian migration. They are also known as "Nazaranis" (followers of Jesus the Nazarene). cite book |author=David Daniel |year=1986 |title=The Orthodox Church of India: History |series=History of Christianity in India |publisher=(University of Michigan) |others= |location= ] cite web |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=Erin3nkU3ZUC&pg=PA435&dq=Pakalomattom+family&sig=ACfU3U2qQM1tgfDgv-6eVINeM8Uqq44lmQ |title=Castes and Tribes of Southern India|author=Edgar Thurston|publisher=Google Product Search]

History

St. Thomas, the apostle visited Kerala in A.D. 72, as part of his missionary work in Persia, North India and Afghanistan. According to a Malabar tradition that he ordained Bishops and priests from the Pakalomattom family. The Saint Thomas Christians are a group of Christians from the Malabar Coast (now Kerala), who follow Syriac Christianity. cite book |author=Jagdish Saran Sharma |year=1981 |title=Encyclopaedia Indica |series=|publisher= S. Chand (Original from the University of Michigan)|others= |location= India]

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