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Synod of Diamper

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The Synod of Diamper formally reunited the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church with the Roman Catholic Church in 1599 by Aleixo de Meneses, Archbishop of Goa. At that time, changes were made to the liturgy (known as the Holy Qurbana) to make it conform to Western theology. The Syro-Malabar Catholic Church is an Eastern Rite church in communion with the Papacy. ... Saint Peters Basilica in Rome. ... Events Swedish King Sigismund III Vasa is replaced by his brother Charles IX of Sweden. ... Goa (गोवा in Devanagari) is Indias smallest state in terms of area and the fourth smallest in terms of population after Sikkim, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh. ... From the Greek word λειτουργια, which can be transliterated as leitourgia, meaning the work of the people, a liturgy comprises a prescribed religious ceremony, according to the traditions of a particular religion; it may refer to, or include, an elaborate formal ritual (such as the Catholic Mass), a daily activity...


See also: Saint Thomas Christians, Nasrani Main article: Nasrani This article deals with Saint Thomas Christian churches and denominations of the Nasrani people St. ... Nasrani - Wikipedia /**/ @import /w/skins-1. ...


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Kerala Catholics -- United no more (581 words)
The two-day synod convened by the Portuguese Archbishop of Goa, Alexis Menesis, in June 1599 at Udayamperoor, was a turning point in the history of the Church in Kerala as it resulted in a vertical division of the Christian community, bringing a major portion directly under the Holy See of Rome.
According to the Latin Catholics, the Synod was path-breaking as it demonstrated the social commitment and the humanitarian role of the Church gripped by superstitions and social evils.
The Synod of Diamper, attended by 166 priests and 660 representatives of the laity, was not exactly a synod, which is an official meeting of the bishops.
Western Influence on Thomas Christians (1923 words)
The synod was held in June (20-29), 1599, at which the Thomas Christians had to sign the Profession of Faith at the beginning, and the decrees at the close of the synod.
This Synod was publicized in the west as the conquest of heretics for the Catholic faith.
Such is the "synod" of Diamper, the acceptance of which was later on insisted upon even as a condition for the reunion of non-Catholic Thomas Christians.
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