Important Facts For Prelims
Dr. Joseph Mar Thoma
- 29 Jun 2020
- 2 min read
Why in News
India has celebrated the 90th birthday of Dr. Joseph Mar Thoma, a reverend father and distinguished member of Mar Thoma Church.
- He is the current Marthoma Metropolitan (higher rank of Bishop) of the Mar Thoma Syrian Church.
- The Mar Thoma Church is closely linked with the noble ideals of Saint Thomas, the Apostle (each of the twelve chief disciples of Jesus Christ) of Lord Christ.
Key Points
- The Mar Thoma Church is also known also as the Mar Thoma Syrian Church of Malabar.
- It was founded by Saint Thomas (Mar Thoma), one of the twelve disciples of Jesus Christ, and known by the name of the Apostle, in the year AD 52.
- Mar Thoma Syrian Church of Malabar is one of the oldest denominations of Christianity.
- It is an autonomous Oriental Indian church headquartered at Thiruvalla, Kerala, India, which has over 1.6 million followers across the globe.
- Oriental Indian churches: The Oriental Orthodox Churches are a group of Christian churches adhering to the ideology that Jesus is a one person in two nature's i.e. divine and human.
