BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//chikkutakku.com//RDFCal 1.0//EN X-WR-CALDESC:GoogleカレンダーやiCalendar形式情報を共有シェ アしましょう。近所のイベントから全国のイベントま で今日のイベント検索やスケジュールを決めるならち っくたっく X-WR-CALNAME:ちっくたっく X-WR-TIMEZONE:UTC BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:St. Knai Thoma DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260321 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260322 UID:282697533385 DESCRIPTION:The commemoration of the dukhrono of St. Knai Thoma according to the Liturgical Calendar of the Syriac Orthodox Church in Malankara. Ann ually on the 36th day (Sixth Sunday) of the Great Lent\n\nMor Knai Thoma w as a wealthy Syriac Orthodox merchant who\, on a trade expedition to India \, found a Christian community who were descendants of the indigenous popu lation & Jewish migrants evangelized by St. Thomas the Holy Apostle. Tradi tion states that bishop Joseph of Edessa had a vision of the Christian com munity in India in dire need of assistance. It was soon after this revelat ion that Knai Thoma would personally visit bishop Joseph\, upon return for m India\, telling him about the Malankara Nasrani community. The two would receive Apostolic blessings & permission from the bishop of Antioch Mor O sthatheos to send a mission to India. It is important to note that Canon 6 of the Holy Ecumenical Council of Nicaea affirmed the authority of the Bi shop of Antioch over regions of the East including India. Historical recor ds indicate Mor Yousef (known as Ethalaha/Aitahalla in the Chronicle of Ed essa) was a loyal supporter of Mor Osthatheos\, joining him at the Council of Nicaea against the Arian heretics. \n\nWith the blessings of the Patri arch of Antioch\, Knai Thoma brought with him Mor Yousef (who was succeede d in Edessa by Mor Abraham) along with 72 families from Edessa (Urhoy)\, a 400 member delegation of faithful Syriac Christians. The group included m en\, woman\, children\, priests & deacons. Upon reaching Malankara\, the l ocal ruler with the honorific Cheraman Perumal\, welcomed the delegation w hich had many traders & successful businessmen. The community was granted privileges recorded in what is known as the 'Knai-Thomman Chepped'. Throug h the mission work of Mor Yousef & the clergy\, the Malankara Nasrani (a m ixture of local individuals\, ethnic Jews & earlier Syriac Christian faith ful) accepted the spiritual authority of the Patriarch of Antioch and all the East. Thus the Malankara Church became an integral part of the Syriac Orthodox Church\, accepting the Syriac Liturgy\, traditions & customs. Soo n afterwards\, further cementing the eternal fraternity between Malankara & Antioch\; the Holy Relics of St. Thomas the Holy Apostle were transferre d to Edessa (Urhoy) on July 3rd AD394 & interred on August 22nd. When Mor Knai Thoma died\, he was entombed in the church he had built in honor of S t. Thomas the Holy Apostle. Sadly\, this church was destroyed in the 1500s during wars between local rulers. \n\nWhile sharing the same faith with t he Malankara Nasrani\, the descendants of those who came with St. Knai Tho ma would exist as a separate community. Along with having separate churche s\, the community known as Knanaya practice Endogamy & have their own uniq ue traditions & customs. The Knanaya leaders & faithful\, ever loyal to th e Holy Apostolic See of Antioch continue to play an important role in the history of the Syriac Orthodox Church in India. Their counterparts in the Middle East are today known as the Urfalee.\n\nIn March 1990 vis Patriarch al Apostolic Bull No. EI 30/90\, the thrice blessed late Patriarch HH Mora n Mor Ignatius Zakka I Iwas of blessed memory declared Mor Knai Thoma as a saint\, & granted permission to recite his name in the 5th Dypthic (Thubd en d-Qadishe) of the Holy Qurbono. The dukhrono of St. Knai Thoma is remem bered annually on the 36th day (Sixth Sunday) of the Great Lent in the Syr iac Orthodox Church\n\nOh Mor Knai Thoma! Plead for us before God's throne of grace. Amen.\n\nFirst Syrian Migration to Malabar AD345 by Dr. Sarah K night (courtesy Hymonutho): https://bit.ly/AD345Hymonutho LOCATION: END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR