page_title: Pakalomattom family
hierarchical_section_title: Pakalomattom family
caption_attribution_description: In Ad 52 St. Thomas landed at Palayur by boat from Kodungallur (Mussiris). He came to visit the Jewish merchants at Palayur Judankunnu and to preach the good news in course of time. The back waters became dry land. This boat Jetty is preserved as a monument of St. Thomas
context_page_description: The Pakalomattom family is an ancient Christian family in Kerala, India. A part of the Pakalomattom family, the Karimpanoor clan, later moved to Manarcad Puthuppally area of Kottayam. Most Christians in Kerala are known as Syriac Christian because of their use of the Syriac liturgy used in church services since the early days of Christianity in India. They are also known as Nasrani.The Syrian Christian consists of the Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church, Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, Malankara Jacobite Syrian Church, and Malankara Syrian Catholic Church.They are also known as Marthoma Christians.The Pakalomattom family was branched into several families over the years.
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context_section_description: The Pakalomattom family is an ancient (Syrian) Christian family in Kerala, India. A part of the Pakalomattom family, the Karimpanoor clan, later moved to Manarcad Puthuppally area of Kottayam. Most Christians in Kerala are known as Syriac Christian because of their use of the Syriac (classical form of Aramaic) liturgy used in church services since the early days of Christianity in India. They are also known as Nasrani ("followers of Jesus the Nazarene").The Syrian Christian(Nasranis) consists of the Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church, Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church,Malankara Jacobite Syrian Church, and  Malankara Syrian Catholic Church.They are also known as Marthoma Christians.The Pakalomattom family was branched into several families over the years.
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caption: Statue of St. Thomas
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