Dr. Ajin S George Thaikkoottathil

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Profile of Late Padma Bhushan Dr. Jacob Cherian

Profile of Late Padma Bhushan Dr. Jacob Cherian ## Early Life and Background Dr. Jacob Cherian was born on July 14, 1923, at Kottara, Kerala, as the son of Rev. K.M. Jacob, popularly known as Kottara Achen, who holds a Guinness World Record for the longest service as a pastor of the Marthoma Church. ## Education After graduating from the University of Kerala, Dr. Cherian studied medicine at Miraj Medical School, Maharashtra, and then at R.G. Kar Medical College, Calcutta, earning his MBBS in 1956. In 1961, he was awarded FRCS from the Royal College of Surgeons, Glasgow. ## Medical Mission and Community Health Service Dr. Cherian chose to serve rural populations in need, starting a small health center in Oddanchatram, Tamil Nadu, with his wife and Dr. A.K. Tharian in a drought-affected village. In 1965, he moved to the remote village of Ambilikkai in Dindigul District, establishing the Christian Fellowship Community Health Centre Society. The centre se...

ST. THOMAS CHRISTIANS ORIGIN

The Church of the St. Thomas Christians is an ancient Christian Church and an apostolic Church originated out of the evangelical endeavours can be utilized and analysed. The living community of St. Thomas Christians in south India and their traditions. The witness of the Tomb of St. Thomas at Mylapore and its traditions. The tradition of the East Syrian Christianity and the tradition of the Universal Christianity (Graeco-Roman). The testimony of Fathers. The Liturgical Traditions. Ancient writings and legends -Acta Thoma. The Portuguese witness of the 16th Century. Opinions of Historians. The Church of St .Thomas Christians and their traditions about their origin The traditions current among the St.Thomas Christian of India is this with regard to their origin. St. Thomas one among the 12 apostles of Christ after visiting Socotra came to Muzris (Kondungallore/Cranganore) on the Periyar estuary, north of Cochin in about AD 52. He preached to the Jewish colony and made converts. He conver...

Various Testimonies to the Tomb of St. Thomas

According to all major traditions—Indian, East Syrian, Graeco-Roman, and Mylapur—St. Thomas the Apostle met a martyr’s death in India. The long-standing tradition among the St. Thomas Christians of India locates this event at Mylapur in the ancient Pandiyan kingdom. From time immemorial, these Christians have made pilgrimages to his tomb. Numerous early sources from as early as the third century support this tradition. The 3rd-century Syrian work The Acts of Judas Thomas (Acta Thomae) records that the Apostle carried out his mission in India and was martyred on a hill in the kingdom of Mazdai. According to this account, a Syrian merchant named Khabin carried part of his relics to Edessa, where a church was later built in his honor. St. Ephrem of Edessa (4th century) corroborates this tradition through his hymns celebrating St. Thomas’s mission in India, his martyrdom, and the transfer of his relics to Edessa. Additional references to the shrine and church of St. Thomas at Edessa app...

ST THOMAS, THE APOSTLE OF INDIA

Our Patron Saint ~ St. Thomas the Apostle Feast day: July 3 Patron of architects blind people; construction workers; Ceylon; East Indies; geometricians; India; masons; Pakistan; Sri Lanka; stone masons; stonecutters; surveyors; theologians; and against doubt. St. Thomas was a Jew, called to be one of the twelve Apostles. He was a dedicated but impetuous follower of Christ. When Jesus said He was returning to Judea to visit His sick friend Lazarus, Thomas immediately exhorted the other Apostles to accompany Him on the trip which involved certain danger and possible death because of the mounting hostility of the authorities. At the Last Supper, when Christ told His Apostles that He was going to prepare a place for them to which they also might come because they knew both the place and the way, Thomas pleaded that they did not understand and received the beautiful assurance that Christ is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. But St. Thomas is best know...

KOTTARA ALUMOOTTIL FAMILY HISTORY{MALAYALAM}

-കൊട്ടറ ആലുംമൂട്ടില്‍ കുടുംബ ചരിത്രം പുരാതനവും പ്രശസ്തവുമായ പകലോംമറ്റം മഹാകുടുംബത്തിന്റെ ഒരു പ്രധാനശാഖയാണ് പന്തളത്തിനടുത്തകുടശ്ശനാട് വലിയ വീട്ടില്‍ കുടുംബം . കുടശ്ശനാട്ട് വലിയ വീട്ടില്‍ നിന്നുള്ള ശാഖകളാണ് തുമ്പമണ്‍ പള്ളിവാതിക്കല്‍ ശാഖ , കുണ്ടറ കിഴക്കേവിള വീട് ശാഖ , ചാത്തന്നൂര്‍ വലിയവീട് ശാഖ . ചാത്തന്നൂര്‍ വലിയവീട് ശാഖയുടെ ഉപശാഖകളാണ് ചാത്തന്നൂര്‍ മഞ്ചാടിവിളാകം , ചെങ്കുളം കളീക്കല്‍ , അട്ടായിക്കുളം , പത്താനാപുരം മാധവമംഗലം എന്നിവ . ചാത്തന്നൂര്‍ മഞ്ചാടിവിളാകത്തിന്റെ ഉപശാഖകളാണ് പൂയപ്പള്ളി കിഴക്കടത്ത് , ആദിച്ചനല്ലൂര്‍ വലിയ വീട് ( മുണ്ടക്കല്‍ വീട് ). ചാത്തന്നൂര്‍ വലിയവീട്ടില്‍ താമസമുറപ്പിച്ച തരകന്മാരില്‍ അവിവാഹിതനായ ഒരു പുരോഹിതനും , സഹോദരന്‍ ഉമ്മന്‍ തരകനുമാണ് ഈ ശാഖയുടെ നേതൃത്വം വഹിച്ചത് . ഇവര്‍ക്ക് സന്താനങ്ങള്‍ ഇല്ലാത്തതിനാല്‍ ഇവരുടെ സഹോദരന്‍ ‍യാക്കോബ് തരകനാണ് ചാത്തന്നൂര്‍ വലിയവീട് ശാഖയുടെ സ്ഥാപകനാകാന്‍ നിയോഗിതനായത് . ഇദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ രണ്ടു പുത്രമാരുള...

Pakalomattom Family History Malayalam

Family History Of Pakalomattom{Malayalam}