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The Maramon Convention, one of the largest Christian convention in Asia, is held at Maramon, Pathanamthitta, Kerala, India annually during the month of February on the vast sand-bed of the Pampa River next to the Kozhencherry Bridge. It is organised by Mar Thoma Evangelistic Association, the missionary wing of the Mar Thoma Church. The origin and growth of this annual get-together for one week at a stretch can be traced to the great revival movement which gathered momentum during the reformation period in the Syrian Church's of Kerala under the pioneering leadership of Abraham Malpan in the latter part of 19th century. This brought about the transformation in resurgence of the ancient apostolic Church's in Kerala founded by St. Thomas the Apostle〔http://www.tertullian.org/fathers/apocryphal_acts_07_judas_thomas.htm〕 approximately in AD 52. In the Syriac-speaking culture of upper Mesopotamia and Syria the apostle was called Judas Thomas. Thomas (Tau'ma) means twin in Syriac.〔Maelle Doliveux, "Newsweek", January 2015. Page 6-41.〕 Jawaharlal Nehru in his Glimpses of World History, 1934 wrote about Christianity in India: "You may be surprised to learn that Christianity came to India long before it went to England or Western Europe, and when even in Rome it was a despised and proscribed sect. Within 100 years or so of the death of Jesus, Christian Missionaries came to South India by sea. They were received courteously and permitted to preach their new faith. They converted a large number of people, and their descendants have lived there, with varying fortune, to this day. Most of them belong to old Christian sects which have ceased to exist in Europe". ==Mar Thoma Evangelistic Association== By 1877, there were two factions in the Malankara church, known as Bishop faction (Methran Kakshi) and Patriarch faction (Bava Kakshi). By a court verdict on 12 July 1889 Bishop faction lost all the properties. In this turbulent period, on 5 September 1888, 12 members of the Bishop faction formed a missionary group called "Mar Thoma Evangelistic Association".〔Rev.George Alexander (Ed). "Maramon Convention Sathapdhi Valum-’95." Page 166.〕〔''Mar Thoma Sabha Directory''. (1999). Page 149.〕 These 12 members are considered to be the founding fathers of the Maramon convention. The names of these 12 members are:- # Kottarathil Thomas Kasseessa, Chengannur # Edavamvelil Mathai, Eraviperoor. # Kottooreth Yohannan, Chengannur # Chempakasseril Kadavil Abraham, Kallissery # Chakkalayil Cherian Upadesi, Puthencavu # Chempakasseril Kadavil Mathuchen, Kallissery # Azhakinal Thommi, Kallooppara # Nathaniel Upadesi, Chengannur # Kurichiath (Vattadiyil) Ittiyavara, Niranam # Arangat Philipose, Maramon # Ottaplammoottil Kunju Mathew, Kallissery # Kochumannil Skariah, Edayaranmula They met at the Kadavil Malika belonging to Chempakasseril Kadavil Abraham and Chempakasseril Kadavil Mathuchen (1860 - 1897). This house at Kallissery near Chengannur was built by their grandfather Unnittan Kathanar (1767 - 1852) and his son Abraham Kathanar (1822 - 1884) also known as Kadavil Achen, in the early 19th century. ''(The Kadavil Malika was reclaimed by the Marthoma church and renovated on 10 September 2005.)'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Maramon Convention」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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