Through this post we are releasing the scan of the leaflet titled Latin Rite Christians of Malabar written by Placid Podipara published in the year 1986.
In the Malabar region (essentially Kerala), there are Christians who follow the Latin Rite (introduced mainly by Portuguese missionaries starting in the 16th century) alongside the older, East Syriac tradition (Syro-Malabar). The Latin Rite Catholics form a separate community, with their own dioceses and traditions distinct from the Syro-Malabar Church. His focus was mostly on preserving the original East Syriac identity of the Syro-Malabar Church rather than promoting Latin customs. In fact, he lamented the Latinization and wanted the Syro-Malabar Church to rediscover and maintain its Oriental (Eastern) traditions, including the liturgy, theology, and church governance. This study contains also a review of the historical documents and everyday life of the different communities Malabar from the basis of his study.
This document is digitized as part of the Dharmaram College Library digitization.
Metadata and link to the digitized document
Metadata and link to the digitized document are provided below. A facility to read the document online is provided in the item page. Click on the first image that you see on the item page to download the document.
- Name: Latin Rite Christians of Malabar
- Author: Placid J Podipara
- Published Year: 1986
- Number of pages: 148
- Printing : St. Joseph’s Press, Mannanam
- Scan link: Link