Synod of Diamper

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The Synod of Diamper was a 1599 ecclesiastical council in Kerala that brought the St. Thomas Christians under the authority of the Roman Catholic Church and sought to Latinize their ancient East Syriac traditions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 16th-century event ⓘ
Catholic synod ⓘ
ecclesiastical council ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
aim Latinization of East Syriac traditions ⓘ
bring Saint Thomas Christians under Roman obedience ⓘ
reform doctrines and practices of Saint Thomas Christians ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Synod of Udayamperoor ⓘ
linked to: Udayamperoor Synod

Udayamperoor Synod ⓘ
authorityImposed Latin-rite bishops ⓘ
concernedCommunity Nasrani Christians ⓘ
Saint Thomas Christians ⓘ
concernedRite East Syriac Rite ⓘ
linked to: East Syriac rite
concernedTradition Chaldean Catholic tradition ⓘ
country Portuguese India ⓘ
date 1599 ⓘ
doctrinalFocus Christology ⓘ
sacramental theology ⓘ
endDate 1599-06-26 ⓘ
jurisdiction Archdiocese of Angamaly ⓘ
language Latin ⓘ
Portuguese ⓘ
Syriac ⓘ
location Diamper ⓘ
India ⓘ
Kerala ⓘ
Udayamperoor ⓘ
longTermConsequence contributed to Coonan Cross Oath ⓘ
eventual schisms among Saint Thomas Christians ⓘ
growing resentment among Saint Thomas Christians ⓘ
opposedBy traditionalist Saint Thomas Christians ⓘ
organizedBy Portuguese Padroado authorities ⓘ
linked to: Portuguese Padroado
presidedBy Aleixo de Menezes ⓘ
Archbishop of Goa ⓘ
region Malabar Coast ⓘ
relatedTo Coonan Cross Oath ⓘ
Malankara Church ⓘ
Portuguese colonialism in India ⓘ
Syro-Malabar Church ⓘ
religion Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
result censorship of Syriac books ⓘ
condemnation of Nestorian doctrines ⓘ
destruction of some Syriac manuscripts ⓘ
formal subordination of Saint Thomas Christians to Roman Catholic hierarchy ⓘ
imposition of Roman Catholic catechism ⓘ
introduction of Latin liturgical elements ⓘ
reorganization of diocesan structures of Saint Thomas Christians ⓘ
suppression of certain East Syriac liturgical practices ⓘ
startDate 1599-06-20 ⓘ

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St. Thomas Christians → historicalEvent → Synod of Diamper ⓘ
Coonan Cross Oath → hasCause → Synod of Diamper ⓘ
Coonan Cross Oath → conflict → Portuguese–St. Thomas Christian ecclesiastical conflict ⓘ
linked to: Synod of Diamper