“This church enjoys the greatest prestige in the History of Christendom

since it is the first church which was established in Jerusalem out of the
apostas preachers and other converted Jews, and was grafted in Antioch by
those who where converted from among the Arameans and other gentile
elements. It can justifiably claim the wealthiest liturgical and musical heritage
besides a proud of theological and mission any record. It suffered untold
hardships and tragedies including mass acres and repeated transfer of the see of
the patriarchate from one locality to another due to political and other
developments . HISTORIANS DECLARE THAT THE SERVIVAL OF THIS
CHRUCH NOTHING SHORT OF MIRACLE”.

( H.H MAR IGNATIUS YACOUB III)

 k`m hg¡nsâ ImWm¸pd§Ä
I

hfsc ]ucmWnIXbpÅ Hcp k`. FÃm k`IfpsSbpw amXmhv

(Mother of all chruchs) ss{IkvXhcpsS {]mcw` {]hÀ¯§fpsS BØm\w.
{InkvXphns\ A\pKan¡p¶hÀ¡v kpdnbm\nIÄ {InkvXym\nIÄ) F¶v
BZyambn hnfn¨t¸mÄ D­msbmcp k` ( At¸m. {]hÀ¯nIÄ 11:26) .
At¸mkvtXme³amcpsS Xeh\mb hn. ]t{Xmkv BZyambn Øm]n¨ k`
(A.D 37). \½psS IÀ¯mhmb tbipaninlmbptSbpw Xsâ hn.
injy³amcptSbpw kwkmc `mj , AXmbXv {InkvXob k` AXnsâ {]Ya
Bcm[\ AÀ¸n¨ AtX `mj (AcmanIv) C¶pw kwkmcn¡p¶ Hcp k`.
DZbw t]cqÀ kp¶ltZmkv hgn 1599 hÀjamb k`bpsS
BNmcm\pjvTm\§fpw, ]mc¼cy§fpsaÃmw tdma³ It¯men¡ _nj¸v
sa\kokv Np«v Nm¼em¡nbt¸mgpw B Nm¼en \n¶v DbÀs¯gpt¶ä
^o\nIvkv ]£n . Xsâ s\©v Ip¯nXpd¶v Ahkm\XpÅn càw hscbpw
Cuäns¡mSp¯v k`ma¡fpsS Bßob Zmlw amänb s]en¡³ ]£n.
C{Xbpw _lpaXnIÄ¡v AhIminbmbn temI¯v Htcsbmcp k`tbsbmÅq
At´ymJy³ kndnb³ HmÀ¯tUmIvkv k` .Rm³ ]pkvXIw AS¨ph¨p.

II

Cs¶mcp ihaS¡p­v. skant¯cnbn sN¶t¸mÄ skant¯cn

c­mbn `mKw h¨ncn¡p¶p. 20 hÀjw k`m¯À¡w aqew ]q«nbns«mcp ]Ån
A\mYambn InS¡p¶p. ]ÅnbpsS ta¡qcbn ac§Ä hfÀ¶p
]´en¨ncn¡p¶p. ]­nhnsS ihw h¨v c­pI£nIfpw ASn ]nSn IqSnbn«p­v.
]Ån c­mbn `mKw h¨ncn¡p¶p. ac¯SnIÄ Hcp I£nbv¡v IpcpipIÄ
thsdmcp I£nbv¡v . CXmWv cayX. a\pjycpsS cayXIÄ C§s\bmWv.
]Tn¸n¡p¶sXm¶v, {]hÀ¯n¡p¶sXm¶v. FÃmhÀ¡pw Ahkm\w
IsÃdnbm\pw N½«nsIm­Sn¡m\pw {Iqin¡m\pw tafn Hcmfp­tÃm
Rmt\mÀ¯p.

{Zhn¨ncn¡p¶ ]ÅnbpsS Npacn Rm³ sXm«p. Hcp ssI Fsâ ssItbmSv

tNcp¶Xpt]mse Hcp sshZypXn kv]µ\taäXpt]mse Rm³ ssIhen¨p.
]qÀÆnIÀ ssZhs¯ Bcm[n¨ncp¶ Øew. kpKÔ[q]s¯t¸mse ,
{]mÀ°\IÄ ssZh k¶n[nbnte¡v DbÀ¶ncp¶ Øew . ihaS¡n\ptijw
Rm³ ho«nte¡v \S¶p. £oWw ImcWw Rm³ t\ct¯ InS¶p.

III

A¶v \o {Iqin Pbn¨p C¶v \ns¶¯s¶ ]¦ph¨v \nsâ a¡Ä

\ns¶ tXm¸n¨pIfªp. Deal or no deal ? ]nimNnsâ hnIrX¨ncn.
\n§Ä¡mscbmWv hn«pInt«­Xv? tbiphnt\tbm, AºmbpsS aI³
tbiphnt\tbm? c­mw ]oemt¯mknsâ i_vZw DbÀ¶p tIÄ¡p¶p. Rm³
sR«nsbWoäp. XeapdIfn \n¶v XeapdIfnte¡v BKocWw sN¿p¶ Cu
IpSn¸I Bcw`n¨sX§s\bmWv? Rm³ ]gb ]pkvXI§Ä Xncªp.
IYm]m{X§Ä C¶sesb¶t¸mse ap¶n \nc¶p h¶p.

Xsâ euIoIm[nImcw AwKoIcn¨psIm­pÅ DS¼Sn cPnÌÀ sNbvXp

sImSp¡m³ ae¦cbn h¶ A_vZpÅ ]m{XnbÀ¡okv \nÀt±iw
sImSp¡p¶p. ( 1911) .aq¶v sa{Xm³amÀ FgpXns¡mSp¯p. h«tÈcn Xncpta\n
Fr. ]n. än Ko hÀ¤oknsâ \nÀt±i{]Imcw FgpXns¡mSp¯n«nà .CXmWv
k`mIel¯nsâ XpS¡w . CtX XpSÀ¶v ]m{XnbÀ¡okv h«tÈcnsb k`bnÂ
\n¶v _lnjvIcn¨p sIm­v apS¡p I¸\bnd¡n “h«tÈcn¡v
ssIhndbep­v. AXn\m IpÀ_m\ sNmÃphm³ ]mSnÃ. A§s\sb¦nÂ
sa{Xmt¸meo¯bv¡v sImSp¯ {]hÀ¯nIÄ FÃmw sN¿p¶sX§s\?”

h«tÈcn ]ecm{XnIfnepw DÂIWvTm]mchiyw sIm­v

\n{Zmhnlo\\mbncp¶p. Hcp cm{Xn \ncmim ]chi\mbn ]gb skan\mcnbnÂ
]m{XnbÀ¡okv Xmakn¨ncp¶ apdnbn Ibdns¨¶v I®oÀ Hgp¡ns¡m­v
At±l¯nsâ Imen sI«n¸nSn¨psIm­v hÃhnt[\bpw Cu k`
\in¡mXncp¶m sImÅmsa¶v F\n¡m{Klap­v A§s\bpÅ \S]SnIÄ
H¶pw ssIs¡mÅcpsX¶v Rm³ At]£n¡p¶p. Rm³ thWsa¦nÂ
Hgntª¡mw F¶p ]dªp.

]m{XnbÀ¡okv:þ aäp sa{Xm³amÀ DS¼nSn FgpXnsImSp¯t¸mse sN¿mtam?

sa{Xmt¸meo¯:þ A§s\ sN¿m³ Fsâ a\km£n A\phZn¡p¶nÃ.

k` Fsâ Imcy hnNmc¯n G¸n¡s¸« Hcp s{SÌmWv. AXns\ F§s\
Hän s¡mSp¡pw AXpw Hcn¡epw Fs¶s¡m­v km[yaÃ. ]m{XnbÀ¡okv
au\w ]q­p( PohnXkvacWIÄ þ sI. kn. ama³ am¸nf).

Imt\m³ \nbaa\pkcn¨v bYmÀ° ]m{XnbÀ¡okv Ct¸mÄ

Øm\`rjvS\mb A_vZpÄ aninlm ]m{XnbÀ¡okmsW¶pw At±ls¯
tIcf¯n sIm­ph¶v ItXmenI knwlmk\w Øm]n¡Wsa¶pw ^m. ]n.
än Ko hÀ¤okv h«tÈcnsb [cn¸n¨p. A_vZpÄ ainlmbv¡v I¯b¨Xpw,
bm{XmsNehn\v 100 ]h³ Ab¨psImSp¯Xpw ^m. ]n. än Ko hÀ¤okv
Bbncp¶p.

kndnb³ HmÀ¯tUmIvkv k`bn CXv hensbmcp Iel¯n\v

ImcWamIpsa¶XpImcWw ae¦cbn hcm³ A_vZpÄ ainlmbv¡v
`bambncp¶p. ]t£ ^m. KohÀ¤okv A¨³ Xncpa\Êv `bs¸tSs­¶pw
Xncpta\nsb kpc£nX\mbn IqsS h¶v kztZi¯v F¯n¡msa¶pw
hm¡psImSp¯p.
1912 sk]väw_À 15þmw XnbXn A§s\ kpdnbm\n k`bn \n¶v aS¡nb
]m{XnbÀ¡okn\m ImtXmenI hmgv¨ \S¶p. ]m{XobÀ¡okv ]pds¸Sphn¨
I¸\bpsS \¡Â X¿mdm¡nbXpw KohÀKok¨\mbncp¶p.
Cu kw`h¯n\ptijw A_vZpÄ aninlm ]m{XobÀ¡okv _mh
]oU\w kln¡h¿msX tdmamk`bn tNÀ¶Xmbn tdman \n¶v {]kn²w
sNbvX tdma³ It¯men¡ ]{X¯n ImWp¶p. ( 1088 CShw 28, aebmf
at\mca). k`bn ]nt¶bpw cayXIfp­mbn. imizXamb IqSnt¨cepIÄ
H¶pw D­mbnÃ. BbnSbv¡mWv KohÀ¤okv A¨³ _Y\n F¶ k\ymk
kaqlw XpS§p¶Xv. A_vZpÅ sa{Xmt¸meo¯bpsS Bäw t_m_n \n¶v
\{kmWnsb c£n¡m³ {]tbmP\s¸Spsa¶v hnNmcn¨mWv h«tÈcn _Y\nsb
t{]mÕmln¸n¨Xv. ISense XncameIÄ t]mse H¶n\p ]pdsI asäm¶mbn
Iel§fpw hyhlmc§fpw D­mbns¡m­ncp¶ k`bpsS ]¡Â _Y\nsb
G¸n¨psImSp¡m³ Ignbnà F¶v ImcWw ]dªpsIm­v sa{Xm³
I£nbn \n¶v _Y\nsb ^m. ]n. Sn KohÀ¤okv kzX{´ k`bm¡n.
‘B_q³tamÀZnh¶mtkymkv Fsâ KpcphmWv At±l¯nsâ
IqsStb\n¡pIbpÅqsb¶vv ’ A_vZpff ]m{XnbÀ¡oknt\mSv ]dª
KohÀ¤ok¨³ A§s\ sa{Xm³ I£nbn \n¶v _Y\ntbbpw
FSp¯psIm­v ]d¶p t]mbn. F´psIm­mbncn¡mw At±lw C§s\mcp
Xocpam\saSp¯Xv?
1. At´mJy³ HmÀ¯tUmIvkv k`bn \n¶v apS¡nb
]m{XnbÀ¡okn\m Øm]nXamb sa{Xm³ I£n¡v ]t{Xmkv ÇolmbpsS
]n³XpSÀ¨ AhImis¸Sm³ IgnbnÃ. AXn\m k` ssÇlnIamWv F¶v
]dbm³ IgnbnÃ. F¶v Xncn¨dnªncn¡mw.
2. \½psS ]nXmhmb tXmamÇol `mcX¯n h¶Xv kz´w \nebneÃ,
Çotl³amÀ Ipdnbn«v ChntSbv¡v Ab¨XmWv. At±lw `mcX¯nÂ
Øm]n¨Xv kzX´k`bÃ. IÀ¯mhv ]mdta ]WnX k`Xs¶bmWv.
Çolm³amÀ FÃmhcpw ]t{Xmknt\mSv tNÀ¶ncnt¡­XmWv. k`
Øm]n¨t¸mÄ BSpIsf tabn¡m\pÅ AhImiw ]t{Xmkn\pÅXmWv(
tbml 21:1). ae¦cbn amÀt¯mamÇolm knwlmk\w Øm]n¨Xmbn
bmsXmcp ]mc¼cyhpanÃ.
A¶v A_vZpÅ ]m{XnbÀ¡oknt\mSv ]dª t]msebpÅ Hcp kµÀ`w
h«tÈcn Xncpta\nbpambn Chm\ntbmkn\pap­mbn.
Xncpta\n : AhnSp¶v tdmambn tNcphm³ \nÝbn¨pthm?
Chm\ntbmkv: AtX tdma³ k`bpambn ]p\sscIys¸Sphm³ \mw
\nÝbn¨pIgnªp.
A¶v cm{Xn B Kpcp\mY³ H¯ncn Icªncps¶¶v amÀChm\ntbmkv
Andªn«p­mhnÃ. h«tÈcnbmbncp¶p KohÀ¤okns\ ]Tn¸n¨v k`bnse BZy
Fw. F Imc\m¡nbXv. k`bpsS I¯nPzen¡p¶ AXpey {]Xn`bmbn B
Kpcp\mY³ B injys\ I­p. Ah\pth­nbmWv Fw. Un skan\mcnbnÂ
\n¶v ama³ am¸nfsb ]pd¯m¡nbXv. F´pw Aht\mSv tNmZnt¨ B
]nXmhv sNbvXncp¶pÅq. A¶v A_vZpÅ ]m{XnbÀ¡okn\v euIoIm[nImcw
FgpXnsImSp¡mXncp¶Xv, apS¡nb ]m{XnbÀ¡okns\ ae¦cbnÂ
sIm­ph¶Xv, HmÀ¯tUmIvkv k` Øm]n¨Xv FÃmw Ahsâ
Xocpam\a\pkcn¨mbncp¶p. F¶n«nt¸mÄ injy³ Kpcpthmfw hfÀ¶t¸mÄ
k`bpsS Hcp `mKhpw ASÀ¯nsbSp¯psIm­v t]mhpIbmWv. Chm\ntbmkv
amÀ¸m¸bpsS k¶n[nbnse¯n ‘]cnip² ]nXmth, [qÀ¯]p{X³ ]nXmhnsâ
kao]t¯¡v hcp¶t]mse AhnSps¯ k¶n[nbnte¡v h¶ncn¡p¶p’ F¶v
]dªv ap«nÂta \n¶psIm­v hW§n. A§s\ Chm\ntbmkv sa{Xm³
I£n¡v do¯v h¨v It¯men¡ k`bpambn tNÀ¶p.
“\maà ]n¶tbm At\Imbnc§fpsS I®q\oÀ XpÅnIfmWv Iq\³
IpcnÈns\ s]m«n¨Xv”. Chm\ntbmkv Xncpta\n Cu Ncn{Xkw`hs¯]än
{]Ømhn¨sX§s\bmWv.v amXrk`bnte¡pÅ aS§nt¸mIembn«mWv amÀ
Chm\ntbmkv Cu IqSnt¨cens\ hntijn¸n¨Xv. ‘15þmw \qäm­phsc ae¦c
k`bn bmt¡m_mb hnizmkw am{Xsa D­mbncp¶qÅq. s\kvtXmdnb
hnizmktam, tdmam hnizmktam D­mbncp¶nÃ,’ Fs¶gpXnb amÀ
Chm\ntbmkn\v tdmam k` amXr k`bmWv F¶v ]dªXn\v Ncn{Xw
am¸psImSp¡ptam Ft´m?
{InkvXob {]hÀ¯\§Ä BZyambn Bcw`n¨ At´mJy³ k`bnÂ
\n¶v ssZhs¯¡pdn¨dnbn¡m³ Im«parK§tfmSpw tcmK§tfmSpw aÃSn¨v
ae¦cbnse¯nb ]cnip² ]nXm¡³amsc amÀChm\ntbmkv ad¶pt]mtbm?
DZbw t]cqÀ kp¶ltZmkv hgn kpdnbm\n¡mcpsS {]amW§sfsbÃmw
Np«pIcn¨ It¯men¡ BÀ¨v _nj¸v sa\kokns\ HmÀ½bpt­m?.amÀ
Al¯pÅm_mhsb ISen sI«n¯mgv¯nbXn {]Xntj[n¨v C\n tdma³
Iogn \n¡pIbnsöv Dds¡ hnfn¨p]dª \{kmWnIsf HmÀ½bpt­m?
C¶v a«mt©cnbn sN¶m ‘Iq\³ IpcntÈ skmkvXn’ F¶mteJ\w
sNbvX It¯men¡Ipcpiv ImWmw .kpdnbm\n¡msc ]p¯³ Iqäp¡mÀ F¶v
hnfn¨XpsIm­pw ,Iq\³ Ipcpti skmkvXn Fs¶gpXn h¨XpsIms­m¶pw
amXrk` tdmamk`mbmIpIbnÃ. H¶mbncp¶ ss¥lnI knwlmk\§Ä 11þmw
\qämt­mSpIqSn tdmamk`bn \n¶v ]ncnbphm³ ImcWw Ccp kz`mh
hmZhpw, ‘]cnip² dqlm]nXmhn \n¶pw ]p{X\n \n¶pw ]pds¸Sp¶p’ F¶
Cc«¸pd¸mSv kn²m´hpw Iq«nt¨À¯Xn\memWv. (^nentbmIzmt¢mkv)
AsXms¡ amÀ Chm\ntbmkv hnkvacn¨pt]mbn. amÀ Chm\ntbmkv
HmÀ¡¯Xmsbmcp Imcyap­v “The catholic Chruch is one of unity but
Syrian Chruch is one of suffering” .
Chm\ntbmkv ]nXmhv ad¶pt]mb Hcp ]gb hgnbp­v. h«tÈcn
KohÀ¤okv a³¸m³ Fw. Un skan\mcn HmWddn {]n³kn¸mÄ Bbncn¡p¶
Imew .A¶v sI. kn ama³ am¸nfbmbncp¶p, slUv amÌÀ. amthen¡c
kztZinbmb ]n. än KohÀ¤okv si½mi³ \memw t^md¯n ]Tn¡m³
hcp¶p. k`bnse BZy Fw. F _ncpZZmcnbmbn amdnbXphscbpÅ kÀÆ
sNehpIfpw At´mJy³ k`bmWv hln¨Xv. h«tÈcnbpsS ISpw]nSp¯w
sIm­v ]n än KohÀ¤okv Fw.Un sslkv¡qfn {]n³kn¸mfmbn. ama³am¸nf
\maam{Xamb slUvamÌdmbn amtd­nbpw h¶p. ZpxJnX\mb ama³ am¸nf
Fw.Un skan\mcnbn \n¶v ]ncnªpt]mbn. ama³ am¸nf ]{X{]hÀ¯\
taJebpsS Ipe]XnbmIm³ A§s\ ]n än KohÀ¤okv ImcW`qX\mbn.
At´ymJy³ kpdnbm\nk`sb AXm\pw hyànIfneqsS I­XmWv
k`m {]iv\§fpsS aqeImcWw .A_vZpÅ ]m{XnbÀ¡oknsâ kzmÀ°
XmÂ]cyambncn¡mw, h«tÈcnbpsS sXämb Xocpam\§fmbncn¡mw, amÀ
Chm\ntbmknsâ Øm\am\§tfmSpÅ AS§m¯ B{Klambncn¡mw k`
sNdnb IjW§fmbn ]ncnªp.
Rm³ sa{Xm³ I£nbpsS `cW LS\bpsS BZy`mKw HmÀ¯p ‘ae¦c
HmÀ¯tUmIvkv kpdnbm\n k`bpsS Hcp hn`mKhpw HmÀ¯tUmIvkv
kpdnbm\n k`bpsS A[y£³ At´mJy³ ]m{XnbÀ¡okpamIp¶p’. CXv
BÀ¡pw Hcn¡epw AhKWn¡m³ Ignbm¯ \ákXyamWv.
“tXmamÇolmknwlmk\hmZnIsf FXnÀ¡phm³ tImSnIÄ NnehnSpt¼mÄ
Xs¶ hnip² k`bv¡v A\yamb tImSn¯pWn¡­w ]gbXn h¨v
Xp¶p¶pthm?” ( sa{Xm³ I£nIbpsS FÃm IpcniSnIfnepw ImWp¶
]cpae Xncpta\n 128 hÀjw ap¼v Ab¨ I¸\bmWnXv. ]cpae Xncpta\n
ISp¯ At´mJy³ ]£¡mc\mbncp¶p Ft¶mÀ¡pI). IYm]m{X§sfÃmw
\mamhtijambn. ]t£ AhÀ sImfp¯n hn« Xeapdbn \n¶v
Xeapdbnte¡v BKoIcWw sNbvXpsIm­ncn¡p¶ Cu ]I F¶mWv XocpI?
]t{Xmkv XÅn]dªp tXmam kwibn¨p bqZm sXänt¸mbn .]t£
]t{Xmkpw, tXmabpw Xncn¨ph¶p. _mhmI£nbpw ,sa{Xm³ I£nbptam?

cmhnse Rm³ ]{XsaSp¯phmbn¨p.

ae¦c hÀ¤okv h[w