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KNANAYOLOGY IS STUDY ON KNANAYA COMMUNITY
Details of the pictures above
THOMAS OF KINAI: A succesful merchant from Mesopotamia (present Iraq)
who was the leader of the Knanaya migration to Kodungalloor in present
Kerala in 345 A.D.
URHA MAR JOSEPH: Bishop who came along with
the Knanaya migration to lead the Christian community in South India.
POPE ST. PIUS X:
The pope who estabiished Vicariate Apostoic of Kottayam exclusively for
the Knanaya Catholic community on August 29, 1911. Spiritual Patron of
Knanaya Foundation Inc.
MAR MATHEW
MAKIL: The former bishop of Changanacherry who was the driving force
behind the establishment of the Vicariate Apostolic of Kottayam and he
became its first bishop.
MAR JOSEPH PANDARASSERIL:
The present Auxiliary Bishop of Kottayam and joint patron of Knanaya
Foundation Inc. and www.knanayology.org
Click on this line to watch the video of Knanaya Global Foundation (www.knanayology.org) Inauguration at Chaithanya, Kottayam on October 26, 2019.
About Knanayology
Knanayology means study on Knanaya Community. This is developed by Knanaya Foundation Inc. registed on October 2, 2019 in Illinos State in the United States of America. This website is meant to provide all types of resources available all over the world on Knanaya Community under one website to help research, studies and education on Knanaya Community. Availability of Knanaya Resources online is a concept developed by a team consisting of Fr. Abraham Mutholath, Dr. Stephen Pottoore, Jaimon Nanthikattu and Bijo Karakkattu with the approval of His Grace Mar Mathew Moolakkatt, Archbishop of Kottayam and with the blessings of Mar Joseph Pandarasseril, the auxiliary bishop of Kottayam. The resource team from India are Rev. Dr. Mathew Kochadampallil, Rev. Dr. George Karukaparambil MSP, and Rev. Fr. Byju Mukalel MSP. We work in collaboration with KART (Knanaya Academy for Research and Training) and JET (Dr. Jacob Kollaparambil Educational Trust). The website development was started on July 20, 2019.
Mission Statement
Knanayology Team is commited to collect and make available online the resources on Knanaya Community for general information, studies, and research on the Knanaya Community.