Category: OCP-MARP Updates

George Alexander – 13/5/2020 Originally published in ചരിത്രാന്വേഷികൾ Charithranweshikal അൽവാരിസ് മാർ യൂലിയോസ് (1836- 1923) മെത്രാപ്പോലീത്തായുടെ ജീവചരിത്രം കുറച്ചുപേർക്കെങ്കിലും അറിവുള്ള കാര്യമായിരിക്കും. ഗോവക്കാരനിയിരുന്ന ഇദ്ദേഹം റോമൻ കാതോലിക്കാ വൈദികനായിട്ടാണ് തനറെ സാമൂഹിക സേവന ജീവിതം ആരംഭിച്ചത്. പാതിരി അൽവാരെസ് എന്നാണ് ഗോവക്കാർ ഇദ്ദേഹത്തെ വിളിച്ചിരുന്നത്. പദ്‌റാഡോ എന്ന റോമൻ കത്തോലിക്കാ സംവിധാനത്തെ READ MORE

OCP-MARP – 1/12/2019 Download here – Focus January 2020, Vol 8 Global: The January 202o Vol:8, Issue: I, of the Focus Diaspora Journal of the Marthoma Syrian Church of Malabar, (A Church in former Oriental Orthodox tradition and a member READ MORE

OCP-COS-MARP – 20/10/2019 Glastonbury – UK: The latest edition (October 2019) of the Glastonbury Review (the Official Journal of the British Orthodox Church – Metropolis of Glastonbury) features the commendation of the Metropolitan Alvares Julius Research Project – MARP by READ MORE

Interviewed by Ben Kunjacko for OCP-MARP – 23/9/19 # Painting commissioned by Dr. Ajesh T Philip for MARP and OCP Foundation. # Pained by Sunitha M Selvakumar. # First ever Western Rite Orthodox portrait of Metropolitan Alvares Julius. Can you READ MORE

Ben Kunjacko – OCP-MARP – 12/8/19 About MARP The year 2019, marks the tenth year of Metropolitan Alvares Julius Research Project (MARP). Launched in 2009 (with the historic visit to Brahmavar Western Rite Community), MARP is an exclusive research project READ MORE

 Gathering of the Malankara-Western Rite-Chaldean Syrian Prelates. It is generally understood that the prelates seated in the photo are: (from left front row) René Vilatte Mar Timotheus (Mistakenly identified Archbishop Rene Vilatte and correctly identified as Mar Abdisho Thontantu), Mar READ MORE

OCP-MARP – 29/4/2019 Purchase from LULU ‘Exiles from Eden‘ which is the sequel to the famous work ‘Flesh of Our Brethren‘ by Patriarch Abba Seraphim is now available for purchase. We recommend this work to any who has an interest READ MORE

OCP-MARP – 25/4/19 Trivandrum-Kerala-India: A copy of the first part of the book ‘Western Rites of Syriac-Malankara Orthodox Churches’ was presented to Kerala Council of Historical Research (KCHR) on 24/4/2019.  Dr. Sanal Mohan (Director – KCHR) received a copy of READ MORE

Ben Kunjacko- OCP-MARP – 15/03/19 Metropolitan Alvares Research Project (MARP) has received an official letter of blessings from Most Reverend Serge A. Thériault – IVth Bishop Ordinary of the Christian Catholic Church Canada (CCCC), the continuing Church movement of Archbishop READ MORE

Ben Kunjacako – OCP-MARP – 21/2/19 Malankara- India: A special briefing was provided to His Holiness Moran Mor Baselios Marthoma Paulose II (Catholicos on the Apostolic Throne of St. Thomas & Malankara Metropolitan, Ecclesiastical Primate of the Indian Orthodox Malankara READ MORE