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| Malabar Independent Syrian church | |
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| Classification | Syriac Christianity |
| Theology | Miaphysite |
| Polity | Episcopal |
| Metropolitan | Cyril Baselios I |
| Region | Kerala |
| Founder | Abraham Koorilos I |
| Origin | 1772 |
| Separated from | Malankara Church |
| Congregations | 13 Parishes and 6 Chapels |
| Members | 5,000 |
| Ministers | 10–15 |
| Hospitals | 1 |
| Primary schools | 3 |
| Secondary schools | 1 |
| Other name(s) | Thozhyur Sabha Anjoor Church |
| Official website | Official Website |
The Malabar Independent Syrian Church (MISC), also known as the Thozhiyur Church, is a Christian church centred in Kerala, India. It is one of the churches of the Saint Thomas Christian community, which traces its origins to the evangelical activity of Thomas the Apostle in the 1st century.
This group split off from the main body of India's Malankara Church in 1772 and was confirmed as an independent church with its current name after a high court verdict in 1862.[1][2] Although the church is independent under the Malankara umbrella, the church faith and traditions are strictly Oriental Orthodox, adhering to the West Syriac Rite and consistently using western Syriac and Malayalam during the Holy Qurbono (Qurbono Qadisho). The Eucharistic Celebration is popularly known as Holy Qurbana due to the historical influence of the Church of the East.
The church has about 5,000 members.[citation needed]
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- ^ The forgotten bishops : the Malabar Independent Syrian Church and its place in the story of the St. Thomas Christians of South India. Gorgias Press. 2009. ISBN 978-1-60724-619-0.
- ^ "Misc – Malabar Independent Syrian Church".