Mar Thoma VIII was the Metropolitan of the Malankara church in Kerala, India from 1809 to 1816. He was a man of vision. It was during his time Malankara church opened the first formal educational institution, in Kerala. With the opening of Kottayam Suryani Seminary, modern education dawned in Kerala.
Read more about Mar Thoma VIII: Consecration, Meeting of The Church Leaders, Vattipanam. (Fixed Deposit), Last Days
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