{"id":9004,"date":"2025-04-28T12:21:23","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T06:51:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpura.org\/blog\/?p=9004"},"modified":"2025-04-28T12:22:22","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T06:52:22","slug":"1986-latin-rite-christians-of-malabar-placid-podipara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpura.org\/blog\/1986-latin-rite-christians-of-malabar-placid-podipara\/","title":{"rendered":"1986 – Latin Rite Christians of Malabar – Placid Podipara"},"content":{"rendered":"

Through this post we are releasing the scan of the leaflet titled \u00a0Latin Rite Christians of Malabar\u00a0<\/strong>written by Placid Podipara\u00a0<\/strong>published in the year 1986.<\/p>\n

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1986 – Latin Rite Christians of Malabar – Placid Podipara<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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 This study contains also a review of the historical documents and everyday life of the different communities Malabar from the basis of his study.<\/p>\n

This document is digitized\u00a0as part of the Dharmaram College Library digitization<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Metadata and link to the digitized document<\/h3>\n

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\u00a0 see on the item page to download the document.<\/p>\n