Mar Sapir Iso

Mar Sabor and Mar Proth came along with Maruvan Sapir Iso were two Bishops who built and presided over a number of churches in the Kingdom of Travancore operating in accordance with Saint Thomas Christians.

In 825 AD, the seaport of Quilon (now known as Kollam) was part of the Venad Kingdom. The then ruling monarch, Iyyanadikal Thiruvadikal, welcomed the monks on their arrival and showered them with special privileges and honours. Maruvan Sapir Iso built the Nilalkkal ashram near St. Thomas Church in Chayal, he died and buried in Chayal ashram. (now known as Kayalpatnam).

Mar Sabor and Mar Proth moved to various villages and established churches including Kadamattom Church, Akapparambu, Niranam-Built by ST.Thomas,Mar Sabor ruled according to St.Thomas, Kadisha Church in Kollam, Kadisha Church in Kayamkulam and then finally to present Thevalakkara Marth Mariam Orthodox Church, where they died and were buried.

Mar Sabor and Mar Proth came from the Mar Mattai monastery of Ninveh at the invitation of the King Kuleshakara of Quilon (now known as Kollam) as an Authority for the Doctrine of Trinity against the background of a Shivate Revival of Advaita Vedanta propounded by Adi Shankara. The start of the Malayalam era (ME), also referred to as Kollavarsham, is associated with Kollam. The era was started by these East Syrian Saints who settled in Korukeni Kollam, near to the present Kollam. The start of the ME has been dated to 825 AD, when a great convention was held in Kollam at the behest of King Kulashekhara. Kollam was an important town in that period.

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