St. Thomas Christians

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The St. Thomas Christians are an ancient community of Indian Christians, primarily in Kerala, who trace their origins and distinctive liturgical traditions to the early evangelistic mission of the apostle Thomas.

All labels observed (17)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian ethnoreligious community ⓘ
Eastern Christian community ⓘ
Indian Christian community ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Nasrani ⓘ
linked to: Ahl al-Kitab

Saint Thomas Christians ⓘ
Syrian Christians of India ⓘ
associatedRite Syro-Malabar Rite ⓘ
Syro-Malankara Rite ⓘ
colonialInteraction Latinization efforts by Portuguese missionaries ⓘ
Portuguese Padroado ⓘ
country India ⓘ
culturalIntegration integrated into Kerala caste-like social structure ⓘ
denominationalFamilies Church of the East tradition ⓘ
Eastern Catholicism ⓘ
Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
heritage Syro-Antiochene Christian heritage ⓘ
Syro-Oriental Christian heritage ⓘ
historicalConnection Church of the East ⓘ
Syriac Christianity ⓘ
historicalEvent Coonan Cross Oath ⓘ
Synod of Diamper ⓘ
historicalPresenceSince at least early centuries CE ⓘ
historicalStatus autonomous Christian community under local rulers ⓘ
languageOfLiturgy Malayalam ⓘ
Syriac ⓘ
liturgicalTradition East Syriac Rite ⓘ
linked to: East Syriac rite

West Syriac Rite ⓘ
majorChurch Chaldean Syrian Church ⓘ
Jacobite Syrian Christian Church ⓘ
Malabar Independent Syrian Church ⓘ
Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church ⓘ
Mar Thoma Syrian Church ⓘ
Syro-Malabar Catholic Church ⓘ
Syro-Malankara Catholic Church ⓘ
originClaim evangelistic mission of Thomas the Apostle to India ⓘ
pilgrimageSite Malayattoor Kurisumudi ⓘ
St. Thomas Mount, Chennai ⓘ
primaryRegion Kerala ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
traditionalApostolicFounder Thomas the Apostle ⓘ
linked to: Apostle Thomas
traditionalFeast Denha (Epiphany) in Syriac tradition ⓘ
Dukhrana of St. Thomas ⓘ
traditionalHierarchyTitle Archdeacon of All India ⓘ
traditionalLanguage Malayalam ⓘ
traditionalMusic Syriac Christian chant ⓘ
traditionalNameForChristians Nasrani ⓘ
linked to: Nasrani Mappila
traditionalNameForCommunity Nasrani Mappila ⓘ
usesScript Malayalam script ⓘ
Syriac script ⓘ
linked to: Syriac alphabet

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (38)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Apostle Thomas → associatedWith → St. Thomas Christians ⓘ
Malabar Coast → religiousCommunity → Saint Thomas Christians ⓘ
linked to: St. Thomas Christians
Assyrian Church of the East → influencedCommunity → Saint Thomas Christians of India ⓘ
linked to: St. Thomas Christians
Syro-Malabar Catholic Church → originatedFrom → St. Thomas Christian community of India ⓘ
linked to: St. Thomas Christians
Malabar Independent Syrian Church → heritage → Saint Thomas Christians ⓘ
linked to: St. Thomas Christians
Malabar Independent Syrian Church → primaryMembershipCommunity → Saint Thomas Christians ⓘ
linked to: St. Thomas Christians
Judas Thomas → traditionallyAssociatedWith → Saint Thomas Christians of India ⓘ
linked to: St. Thomas Christians
St. Thomas Christians → alsoKnownAs → Saint Thomas Christians ⓘ
linked to: St. Thomas Christians
Malabar District → significantCommunity → Syrian Christians ⓘ
linked to: St. Thomas Christians
Kingdom of Cochin → hasEthnicGroup → Syrian Christians ⓘ
linked to: St. Thomas Christians
Thomas the Apostle → associatedWith → St. Thomas Christians of India ⓘ
subject linked to: Thomas
linked to: St. Thomas Christians
East Syriac rite → associatedWith → Saint Thomas Christians ⓘ
linked to: St. Thomas Christians
Baselios Marthoma Mathews III → associatedWith → St. Thomas Christian community ⓘ
linked to: St. Thomas Christians
Malankara → hasHistoricalSignificance → Saint Thomas Christians ⓘ
linked to: St. Thomas Christians
Malankara → associatedWithCommunity → Saint Thomas Christians ⓘ
linked to: St. Thomas Christians
Malankara → seeAlso → Saint Thomas Christians ⓘ
linked to: St. Thomas Christians
Kerala cuisine → religiousCommunityInfluence → Syrian Christian community ⓘ
linked to: St. Thomas Christians
Nasrani Mappila → selfDesignation → St. Thomas Christian ⓘ
linked to: St. Thomas Christians
Nasrani Mappila → historicalName → Malabar Nasrani ⓘ
linked to: St. Thomas Christians
Synod of Diamper → concernedCommunity → Saint Thomas Christians ⓘ
linked to: St. Thomas Christians
Coonan Cross Oath → participant → St. Thomas Christians ⓘ
Coonan Cross Oath → participant → Syrian Christians of Malabar ⓘ
linked to: St. Thomas Christians
Coonan Cross Oath → tradition → Saint Thomas Christian tradition ⓘ
linked to: St. Thomas Christians
St. Thomas Mount, Chennai → pilgrimageFor → St. Thomas Christians ⓘ
Malayattoor Kurisumudi → associatedWith → St. Thomas Christians ⓘ
Dukhrana of St. Thomas → observedBy → St. Thomas Christians ⓘ
Dukhrana of St. Thomas → associatedWith → St. Thomas Christians of India ⓘ
linked to: St. Thomas Christians
South Indian Christianity → associatedWith → Saint Thomas Christians ⓘ
linked to: St. Thomas Christians
Ipe → associatedWith → Saint Thomas Christians ⓘ
linked to: St. Thomas Christians
Ipe → usedBy → Kerala Christians ⓘ
linked to: St. Thomas Christians
Ipe → culturalContext → Kerala Syrian Christian community ⓘ
linked to: St. Thomas Christians
Ipe → religiousContext → Christianity in Kerala ⓘ
linked to: St. Thomas Christians
Ayemenem → culturalContext → Syrian Christian community of Kerala ⓘ
linked to: St. Thomas Christians
Jacobite Syrian Christian Church in India → sharesHeritageWith → Saint Thomas Christians ⓘ
linked to: St. Thomas Christians
Holy Qurbono → veneratedBy → St. Thomas Christian communities ⓘ
linked to: St. Thomas Christians
Saint Thomas → associatedWith → Saint Thomas Christians ⓘ
linked to: St. Thomas Christians
Saint Thomas → associatedWith → Saint Thomas Christians ⓘ
linked to: St. Thomas Christians
Didymus Judas Thomas → associatedWith → Saint Thomas Christians ⓘ
linked to: St. Thomas Christians