Titus I Mar Thoma
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Most Rev. Titus I Marthoma Metropolitan |
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|---|---|
| Mar Thoma Syrian Church of Malabar | |
| Installed | 18 January 1894 |
| Term ended | 20 October 1909 |
| Predecessor | Thomas Mar Athanasius Metropolitan |
| Successor | Titus II Mar Thoma |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1867 |
| Consecration | 9 December 1894 |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Dethose |
| Born | 20 February 1843 Maramon |
| Died | 20 October 1909 Tiruvalla |
| Buried | Tiruvalla |
Titus I Mar Thoma (20 February, 1843 – 20 October, 1909) was known as Thithoos Mar Thoma Metropolitan (Thithoos is Aramaic and Malayalam) was the first Marthoma Metropolitan (1893–1909) after the formation of the Marthoma Syrian church.
The small state of Kerala is on the South Western coast of India. In the 1st century, Thomas the Apostle arrived there to preach the gospel to the Jewish community. Some local residents became followers of Jesus of Nazareth; they were known as Nasrani people and their church as the Malankara Church. They followed a unique Hebrew-Syriac Christian tradition which included several Jewish elements and Indian customs.
The Reformist faction split from the Malankara Syrian Church. Thithoos Mar Thoma was the Metropolitan of the Reformist faction, which later chose the name Marthoma Syrian Church of Malabar, now popularly known as the Mar Thoma Church. This church remained completely independent.
In the 17th century, a member of the Panamkuzhy family (a branch of the Pakalomattam family), came and settled in Kozhencherry on the banks of river Pampa. Later they moved to Maramon, and lived at Chackkalyil, on the other side of the river. The second son in that family, Mathen moved to a nearby house at Palakunnathu. He had six sons and a daughter. The daughter was married to Mallapally Pavoothikunnel family and the first four sons moved to Themoottil, Neduvelil (Kozhenchery), Periyilel and Punamadom (Othera). The fifth son was a hermit priest (sanyasi achen). As was the custom, the youngest son Mathew lived at Palakunnathu family house, which still exists. Abraham Malpan, leader of reformation in Malankara church, was the second son of Mathew. Thomas Mar Athanasius Metropolitan and Titus I Mar Thoma Metropolitan (Mar Thoma Metropolitan I) were the sons of Abraham Malpan.
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