Notable

Syro-Malabar Catholics lat, Ecclesia Syrorum-Malabarensium mal, മലബാറിലെ സുറിയാനി സഭ , native_name_lang=, image = St. Thomas' Cross (Chennai, St. Thomas Mount).jpg , caption = The Mar Thoma Nasrani Sl ...

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Religious and spiritual

* Parambil Chandy Malpan (Malpan 1663–87) * Joseph Kariattil (Appointed in 1782) *

Paremmakkal Thoma Kathanar Paremmakkal Thoma Kathanar (1736–1799) is the author of ''Varthamanappusthakam'' (1790), the first ever travelogue in an Indian language. Also known as ''Roma Yatraa Varthamanapusthakam'', it postulates that the foundation of Indian nationali ...

(Appointed in 1786) * Abraham Pandari (Poulose) (Appointed in 1798) *

Palackal Thoma Malpan Palackal Thoma Malpan (c. 1780 – 1841) was an Indian Catholic priest of the Syro-Malabar Church based in India. He was the senior priest and founder who envisaged the formation of the first native religious institution in India ,Carmelites ...

(1780–1841) *

Kuriakose Elias Chavara Kuriakose Elias Chavara, C.M.I. (10 February 1805 – 3 January 1871) was an Indian Syro-Malabar Catholic priest, philosopher and social reformer. He is the first canonised Catholic male saint of Indian origin and a member of the Syro- ...

(1805–71) *

Nidhiry Mani Kathanar Mar Emmanuel Nidhiri (27 May 1842 – 20 June 1904), also known as Nidhiry Mani Kathanar, was a significant figure in the history of the Syrian Malabar Nasrani church in Kerala. He led the community against the European hegemony over the Saint ...

(1842–1904) *

Aloysius Pazheparambil Mar Aloysius (Louis) Pazheparambil (Pulinkunnoo, 25 March 1847 – Ernakulam, 9 December 1919) was the Vicar Apostolic of Ernakulam in the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church. Originally a monk of the Syrian Carmelites, he was expelled along with ...

(1847–1919) * Thomas Kurialachery (1873–1925) *

Augustine Kandathil Augustine Kandathil (25 August 1874 – 10 January 1956) was Metropolitan and head of the Syro-Malabar Church (1923-1956). Further reading *George Thalian: , Mar Louis Memorial Press, 1961(Postscript)Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly Payyappilly Varghese Kathanar was a Syro-Malabar priest from the Indian state of Kerala and the founder of the congregation of Sisters of the Destitute. He was declared Venerable by Pope Francis on 14 April 2018. Family Kathanar was born as Ku ...

(1876–1929) *

Joseph C. Panjikaran Joseph C. Panjikaran (1888-1949) of Shertallay was a Syro-Malabar Catholic monsignor, historian, theologian, journalist, and the founder of the Dharmagiri Hospital, Kothamangalam Kothamangalam, , is a municipality in Ernakulam district of K ...

(1888-1949) * Thevarparampil Kunjachan (Kunjachan) (1891–1973) * Alphonsa of India (1910–46) *

Euphrasia Eluvathingal ''Euphrasia'', or eyebright, is a genus of about 450 species of herbaceous flowering plants in the family Orobanchaceae (formerly included in the Scrophulariaceae), with a cosmopolitan distribution. They are semi-parasitic on grasses and other ...

(1877-1952) * Joseph Parecattil (1912–87) * Abel Periyappuram (1920–2001), monk, journalist, and lyricist, and the founder of Kalabhavan *

Antony Padiyara Mar Antony Padiyara (11 February 1921 – 23 March 2000) was a Syro Malabar Major Archbishop and cardinal. He was the First Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church. He was Major Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly from 1985 to 1996, ...

(1921–2000) *

Varkey Vithayathil Varkey Vithayathil (29 May 19271 April 2011) was an Indian cardinal, served as Head and Father of Syro Malabar Church and Major Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly. He was also a religious priest of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer. Ea ...

(1927–2011) * Abraham Kattumana (1944–1995)

Public service

* Thoma of Villarvattom (c. 15th century CE): The only Christian King in the history of the Indian sub-continent. *

Thachil Matthoo Tharakan Thachil Mar Matthoo Tharakan (1741–1814) was a Saint Thomas Christian merchant, social leader and minister who played a key role in Kerala, especially in its Travancore and Cochin regions, in India towards the latter part of the 18th century ...

* C. J. Varkey, Chunkath, Minister of Madras Presidency (1939).Fr. George Thalian: , Mar Louis Memorial Press, 1961
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* A. J. John, Anaparambil (1893–1957), Chief Minister of Travancore-Cochin (1951–53) and Governor of Madras. * P. T. Chacko, Pullolil, Member of

Indian Constituent Assembly The Constituent Assembly of India was elected to frame the Constitution of India. It was elected by the 'Provincial Assembly'. Following India's independence from the British rule in 1947, its members served as the nation's first Parliament as ...

from Travancore (1949–50), and Home Minister of Kerala (1960–64). * K. K. Mathew, former supreme court judge

Literature and film industry

- Author of the first travelogue in an Indian language (1778) * P. C. Devassia, author, literary translator poet, and composer of

Christian poetry Christian poetry is any poetry that contains Christian teachings, themes, or references. The influence of Christianity on poetry has been great in any area that Christianity has taken hold. Christian poems often directly reference the Bible, while ...

in Sanskrit * Mathew Ulakamthara, author of epic ''Christu Gadha'' and recipient of ''Sabha Rathnam'', the highest honor of the Syro-Malabar Church. * George Menachery, a scholar, historian and Papal Dignitary. *

Pius Malekandathil Pius Malekandathil (born 1960) is an Indian historian and a priest of the Syro-Malabar Church. He is a professor at the Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He is a leading expert in medieval history of India an ...

, a historian, author and scholar *

Santhosh George Kulangara Santhosh George Kulangara (born 25 December 1971) is an Indian television producer, director, broadcaster, publisher, and traveler. He is the founder and managing director of Safari TV, a channel dedicated to travel and history-based programme ...

- entrepreneur and explorer

References

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