St. Ephrem Ecumenical Research Institute
St. Ephraem Ecumenical Research Institute (SEERI) is a centre for Syriac studies situated in Kottayam, Kerala. It is named after St. Ephrem. It is a research centre of the Mahatma Gandhi University at Kottayam, Kerala, India.
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SEERI is sponsored and supported by the Archeparchy of Tiruvalla of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church. It was inaugurated on 14 September 1985 by Mar Thoma Mathews I, Catholicos of the Orthodox Syrian Church. It works in collaboration with various churches that share the Syriac patrimony to foster ecumenism and deepen the mutual understanding of these churches in the study and search of their common heritage.
SEERI was developed to be a place for the advanced teaching and learning of the Syriac language and heritage in India, as well as making available manuscripts, documents, and source books necessary for such study and research.
Its president is Thomas Mar Koorilos, Metropolitan Archbishop of Tiruvalla and its director is Jacob Thekkeparambil.
