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| native_name = Trikkunnath Seminary |
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| type = Diocesan Head quarter |
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| longd = 76.3574106 |
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| state_name = Kerala |
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| district = Ernakulam District |
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'''Thrikkunathu Seminary''' is a very famous seminary in [[Aluva]], [[Ernakulam]]. This is the Diocesan Headquarters of Ankamali Diocese of [[Malankara Orthodox Church]].In the year 1055 ME([[Malayalam Era]]) (approx 1880), a Church was built by His Grace Ambat Mar Coorilose Metropolitan in a land of 18 acres awarded to him as a tax free gift by the then rulers of [[Travancore]] kingdom. |
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'''History of the Diocese of Ankamali Diocese''' |
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Ankamali Diocese formed from the historic synod of Mulanthuruthy in 1876.Metropolitans such as Kadavil Paulose Mar Athanasiose, Pilikottil Joseph Mar Dionysius, Paulose Mar Athanasios, Geevarghese Mar Gregorios had ruled over this diocese from time to time. From 1967 Dr.Philipose Mar Theophilose and from 1978 Mathews Mar Bernabas had took the steerage of this diocese. |
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'''Diocesan Bishop''' |
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The administration of the Ankamaly Diocese comes directly under the jurisdiction of H.H. the Catholicos and Malankara Metroplitan as per Article 95 of the Constitution of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church. H.H. the Catholicos appointed the Catholicos-Designate, H.B. Paulose Mar Milithios Metropolitan, to assist him in the administration of the diocese. |
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The church is blessed with the sacred tombs of former Angamali Diocesan Metropolitans:- |
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Kadavil Paulose Mar Athanasius (1833-1907), Kuttikkattil Paulose Mar Athanasius(1869-1953), Mor Gregorios Geevarghese Vayaliparambil(1889-1966) & |
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Dr.Philipose Mar Theophilose (1911-1997). |
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Image:Tomb1.jpg|Sacred Tombs |
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Image:Tomb2.jpg| |
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'''Malankara Sabha''' |
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* [http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=-7239884475673404089&hl=en Malankara Sabha History] |
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'''Disputes''' |
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The seminary and adjoining church saw many disputes from the early 1970s and still the issues continues. |
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The rival group of Malankara Orthodox Church-(Now they formed new community in 2002 named Jacobite Syrian Church under patriarch of Syrian Orthodox Church)- are fighting for the ownership of the seminary properties.Too many times reval group Catholicose Baselios '''Thomas I''' tried and also trying to Seize this seminary , but Malankara Christians fight against this extortion and saving the seminary from surrendering to Antiochyan people, and remembering '''Coonan Cross Oath'''. |
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* [http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docid=1942665785325359173 Thomas I trying to extort Seminary 25-08-08] |
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Image:Thrikkunnathu Seminary 01.jpg|St.Mary's Church |
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Image:Thrikkunnathu Seminary 03.jpg|Seminary |
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Image:Thrikkunnathu Seminary 02.jpg|Way to Seminary |
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Image:Thrikkunnathu Seminary 04.jpg|Seminary Chappel |
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'''About Diocesan Forefathers''' |
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'''Kadavil Paulose Mar Athanasius''' |
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First Metropolitan ordained for the diocese of Kottayam after its formation in 1876 as per the decision of the historic Mulanthuruthy Synod. From 1891 onwards he assumed the additional responsibility of Ankamali, the largest diocese in the Malankara church. It was during the time of Kadavil Thirumeni the construction of the St. Mary's church at Thrikkunathu, Alwaye was completed. One of the last wishes of the Metropolitan was to start a seminary at Aluva for teaching Syriac and English for clergy as well as for the laity. With this in mind he donated all his remaining properties and assets to the seminary, which he inherited from his family. |
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On Saturday, 2 November 1907, Kadavil Paulose Mar Athanasius passed away at the age of 74. His mortal remains were interred in the northern side of the madbho. Malankara Metropolitan Pulikottil Mor Dionysius Joseph led the last rites of the Metropolitan. |
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The tomb of the Metropolitan was later modified when the church was reconstructed by Kuttikkatil Paulose Mar Athanasius.The date of demise of [[Parumala Thirumeni]], who passed away on November 2, 1902, also falls on the same date of demise of his close associate Kadavil Mor Athanasius Thirumeni. |
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'''Kuttikkattil Paulose Mar Athanasious''' |
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Kadavil Paulose Mar Athanasious entrusted Kochu Paulose Ramban(Kuttikkattil Paulose Mar Athanasious) the responsibility of completing the construction of seminary building. Within the next three years the seminary which is now known as Thrikkunnathu Seminary, was opened. Later when Kochu Paulose Ramban was ordained Metropolitan and assumed the charge of Ankamali diocese, he expanded the Seminary building again. It was he who brought many people to Alwaye from nearby villages and gave them land to construct houses around the seminary. |
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After serving the Church in Malankara for more than four decades, he passed away on 25th January 1953 at the age of 84. |
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Known for his piety, integrity, sincerity and unflinching faith, the spiritual father is remembered by the Malankara Church with great veneration. Valiya Thirumeni loved his people and defended them until his last, leaving behind him a magnificent legacy. He dedicated his entire life for the cause of the Church and the society. People revere him as a saintly father; he is the pride of the Malankara Jacobite Syrian Church. Fifty one years after his demise, on 19th August 2004, the Church beatified Mor Athanasius Paulose. |
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'''Ghevarghese Mar Gregorios''' |
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He rejuvenated the church through many reforms over his life-time, in many spheres of activity-spiritual, social, educational, cultural, charitable, administrative, and financial. He dedicated his life for his church, leading a humble and true Christian life. |
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According to Kerala Christian Diary, Pynadath family is one of the ancient families in Kerala. The origins of the family are traced to Arthat, Kunnamkulam, an ancient trade centre of Jews and Syrian Christians. Some historians suggest that the earlier cognomen of the family was Pulikottil. In the year 1789 AD, Tipu Sultan of Mysore attacked this place and destroyed some Syrian Orthodox Churches. This led to the migration of several Syrian Orthodox families to the Ankamali region of Kerala. Vayaliparambil is an offshoot of Pynadath family which settled in Ankamali. Ghevarghese was born in this family on 17th July, 1899, as the fourth child of Vayaliparambil Pynadath Kuryath Thoma and Sosamma. |
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Mor Gregorios expanded his diocese by constructing forty new churches across the diocese. In all these churches he planted coconut or rubber so that the churches would be financially self-sufficient. He renovated the Aluva Thikunnath Seminary and implemented schemes for its financial self reliance by planting rubber and coconut. Mor Gregorius built many educational institutions—Mar Athanasious Engineering College and Mar Athanasious Arts college at Kothamangalam are some examples of his farsighted activities in the sphere of education. His inheritance went towards the construction of St. George's church and Mar Athanasious High School at Nedumbassery. H.G. sponsored free education for poor students in his school. |
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His Grace passed away returning from a foreign tour on 6th Nov 1966. His mortal remains lay at Aluva Trikunnath Seminary along with the mortal remains of his predecessor Paulose Mar Athanasius. |
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The Church split into two in the early seventies after his death. Two ambitious priests of Malankara Church wanted to considered as candidates for the post of bishops whenthe next election was due. They should go through to become candidates as per constitution. Both of them realised that they will not pass the required criteria. They went to Damascus and met the Patriarch and got ordained as Metropolitans against Malankara Sabha constituton. The Catholicos believed that the new Metropolitans will not get the support of the people and priests as the action of Patriarch was against the constitution of |
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the church, and the people and priests will follow the Catholicose. As time went |
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on the two new metropolitans gathered more and more support. If the two priests |
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had followed the guidance given by Malankara Sabha Constitution, the new conflict would not have occurred. |
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'''Dr. Philipose Mar Theophilos Metropolitan''' |
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Dr. Philipose Mar Theophilos Metropolitan was born on 9 May 1911 as the sixth son of Korah and Mariamma of Kallupurakkal, Puthanangadi, Kottayam. He took his B.A degree from Cochin Maharaja's College. He studied M.A in St.Augustine of Canterbury in England, T.H.M in Cardiff University, UK, and D.D from Harward University in Chicago, USA. |
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He became as a deacon in 1929, received from Vattasseril mar Dionysius Metropolitan and anointed as a priest in 1944 by His Holiness Baselios Geevarghese II, the Catholicos of the East. |
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On 24 August 1966, at Kolencherry His Holiness Baselios Ougen Catholicose consecrated Philipose Mar Theophilos as Metropolitan. Then he was appointed as the head of the Ankamali Diocese. Many new schools, orphanages, hospitals etc. were started by him. He laid stones for hospitals at Kothamangalam, Chalad, and Pothanicad. Self employment projects for poor and School for blind at Alwaye were some of his ambitious projects in Ankamali. |
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On 1979 February 1 he took over the charge of Mumbai Diocese too. He initially established his headquarters near St. Gregorios Church, Chembur in Mumbai before moving out in the year 1988 to the present headquarters at the Orthodox Church Centre, Vashi, Navi Mumbai. This Dicocese spread over the states of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, a tail portain of Karnataka, Bahrain, Qatar and Suadi Arabia. |
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At the same year on October 5 he translated the Holy Relics of Blessed Alvares mar Julius Metropolitan from the secluded corner of St. Inez Cemetery to the St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Ribander in Goa. |
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Philipose Mar Theophilos was known as the Ambassador of the Malankara Orthodox Church during his life time. He served as the Principal of the Orthodox Theological Seminary, Kottayam (Old Seminary). And he was the architect of the revamped Seminary. |
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The Metropolitan ministered among university students as the President of the Mar Gregorios Orthodox Christian Students Movement (MGOCSM). |
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Mar Theophilos was one of the one of the associated with the founding of the World Christian Council (WCC). He worked as Secretary of Faith and Order division and central committee member of the WCC. He was the first person from the rank and file of WCC to visit eastern orthodox churches, which bore fruit when those churches took WCC's membership. |
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Theophilos was highly honored by Eastern Orthodox churches. He was the only one special invitee to attend the selection of His Holiness Peeman Patriarch of Russian Orthodox Church. He was given a grand honor when he was invited to attend the Republic day parade of Romania as chief guest along with Romanian President and Romanian Patriarch. |
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Philipose mar Theophilos passed away on 28 September 1997 and was laid to rest in Thrikunnath Seminary, Aluva in Kerala. |
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==Notes/References== |
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Malankara syrian chirstians |
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Indian Orthodox Church |
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Syrian Orthodox church |
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[[Category:Saint Thomas Christians]] |
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[[Category:Syriac Orthodox Church|India]] |
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