List of Saint Thomas Christians

This is a list of prominent Saint Thomas Christians of Kerala.

Government of India

• P. J. Thomas, Parakunnel, an economist who served as first economic advisor of independent India (1942-1948), member of Indian delegation that signed the UN Charter (1945), Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha (1957–1962) and founder-principal of St. Thomas College, Palai (1950–1952).
• John Mathai, an economist who served as India's first Railway Minister (1947–1948), as Finance Minister (1949–1950), first Chairman of State Bank of India (1955), Vice Chancellor of University of Mumbai (1955-1957) and of University of Kerala (1957-1959).
• A. K. Antony, politician who served as Defence Minister of India (2006-2014), Chief Minister of Kerala (1977-78, 1995-96, 2001-2004) and Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha (1985–1995, 2005 - present).

State Governments

Governors of States

• Madathilparampil Mammen Thomas ,Governor of Nagaland (May 1990 - April 1992)

Ministers of Kerala State

• T. M. Varghese – Minister for Education, Travancore (1948), of Travancore-Cochin. (1952).

Law

• Anna Chandy, first woman judge of an Indian High Court[1]
• Barrister George Joseph (1887 – 1938), a lawyer and Indian independence activist. Remembered for his role in Home Rule agitation and Vaikom Satyagraha, and for his editorship of Motilal Nehru's The Independent and Mahatma Gandhi's Young India.
• Advocate V.J Mathai, a lawyer and Indian independence activist, Best known for being the first Indian to defeat a European in an election.

Justice Kurian Joseph Retd.Justice Supreme Court

Religion

Saints

Malankara Syrian Church

• Gheevarghese Mar Gregorios of Parumala, Malankara Church
• Geevarghese Mar Dionysius of Vattasseril, Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church
• Paulose Mar Athanasius - Methropolitian of Jacobite Syrian Church (entombed in Aluva Thrikkunnathu Seminary )
• Mor Koorilos Paulose - Malankara Metropolitan (Entombed in Panampady Church)

Catholic Church

• Saint Alphonsa, born Anna Muttathupadathu
• Kuriakose Elias Chavara
• Euphrasia Eluvathingal

Heads of Malankara Syrian Christians (puthankoor nasranis)

Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church

• Baselios Mar Thoma Paulose II, Supreme Head, Catholicos of the East and the Malankara Metropolitan

Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church

• Joseph Mar Thoma, Supreme Head & Marthoma XXI of Malankara See of Saint Thomas

Jacobite Syrian Christian Church (Subset of Universal Syriac Orthodox Church)

• Baselios Thomas I,Catholicos of India

Heads of the Syrian Catholic Churches (Pazhayakoor Nasranis)

Syro-Malabar Church

• George Alencherry
• Varkey Vithayathil
• Antony Padiyara

Syro-Malankara Church

• Baselios Cleemis

Others

• George Menachery (born 1938), historian, editor of the St. Thomas Christian Encyclopedia of India
• Acharya K K Chandy, Founder Member- Christavashram, Kottayam.
• Joshua Mar Ignathios, Bishop of the Eparchy of Mavelikara.
• Geevarghese Mar Ivanios, Servant of God, OIC (1882–1953).

• V.C. Samuel Syrian Orthodox Theologian and Church Historian[2][3]
• Sebastian Kappen, liberation theologian
• Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly, Venerable and the founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Destitute.
• Mar Joseph Powathil, Archbishop of Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Changanassery

Humanities

• K. V. Simon, poet

Gallery

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  Varghese Kathanar
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  Parumala Thirumeni
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  Anna Chandy

References

1. Devika, J. (2005). Herself. Popular Prakashan. p. xxiv.
2. 1. Mathew Vaidyan K.L. Fr.Dr. Chief Editor; Vaidikarude Vaidikan, Commemorative Volume, Rev.Dr.V.C.Samuel Ecumenical Forum, Konni, India 2001, 2. Kuriakose M.K. Fr. Orthodox Identity in India: Essays in Honor of V.C.Samuel, Bangalore, 1988