Syriac Christianity is a branch of Eastern Christianity. The formative body of Syriac literature, covering theological writings and traditional liturgies, are expressed in the Classical Syriac languag
Holy Qurbana of the Syriac Orthodox Church celebration of the Divine Liturgy of Saint James
Celebration at a Syriac Orthodox monastery in Mosul, Ottoman Syria (now Iraq), early 20th century
Syriac gospel miniature from Zengid dynasty Mosul, Iraq, c. 1216–1220.
Christ Pantocrator mosaic from Hagia Sophia 2240 x 3109 pixels 2.5 MB
The Saint Thomas Christians, also called Syrian Christians of India, Marthoma Suriyani Nasrani, Malankara Nasrani, or Nasrani Mappila, are an ethno-religious community of Indian Christians in the stat
Syriac Christianity
…this rite are used by the Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church and the St. Thomas Evangelical Church of India. In India, indigenous Eastern Christians (Saint Thomas Christians) of both liturgical traditions (East and West Syriac) are called Syrian Christians. The traditional East Syriac community is represented by the…
Icon of Mar Knai Thoma the Merchant
Tharisapalli Copper plate grant (9th century) – One of the reliable documentary evidences of the privileges and influence that Saint Thomas Christians enjoyed in early Malabar. The document contains signatures of the witnesses in Pahlavi, Kufic and Hebrew scripts. It is the oldest documentary evidence from India that attest the presence of a Persian Christian community in South India.
Catholic critical account of Saint-Thomas Christians in India, written by traveller and missionary Jordanus in 1329–1338 in Mirabilia Descripta