Thomas Koonammakkal
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5 November 1955 (age 69)
- Liturgist
- author
- Syriacist
- professor
- scholar
- historian
- monastic
Fr. Dr. Thomas Koonammakkal | |
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| Born | Thoma 5 November 1955 (age 69) Ramapuram, Kottayam District, Kerala, India |
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Thomas Koonammakkal (Koonammakkal Thoma kathanar) is a Syro-Malabar Catholic priest and syriacist, scholar and church historian. He is an expert in Karshoni Malayalam and is the author of the most comprehensive Karshoni Malayalam introduction to date.[1][2][3] He has also authored several critical articles on Early Christianity and on the works of Saint Ephrem.[3] He holds a master's degree in Syriac studies and a doctorate from the University of Oxford. He served as the professor of Syriac and Patrology in SEERI, Vadavathoor Saint Thomas Apostolic Seminary and Paurastya Vidyapitham.[4][5] He is the founder of Beth Aprem Nazrani Dayara and is a strong advocate of traditionalism in the Syro-Malabar Church.[6]