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His BeatitudeThe Most Reverend Aboon Dr. Abraham Mar Thoma XVII Mar Thoma Metropolitan | |
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| of the Apostolic Throne of St Thomas | |
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| Installed | 1944 |
| Term ended | 1 September 1947 |
| Predecessor | Titus II Mar Thoma |
| Successor | Juhanon Mar Thoma |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 5 December 1914 |
| Consecration | 24 December 1916 |
| Rank | Mar Thoma Metropolitan (Ecclesiastical Title of the Head of the Ancient Indian Church) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | M. N. Abraham 30 October 1879 Kalloopara |
| Died | 1 September 1947(1947-09-01) (aged 67) Tiruvalla |
| Buried | Tiruvalla |
| Nationality | Indian |
Abraham Mar Thoma XVII (bornMaret Ninan Abraham) (30 October 1879 – 1 September 1947) was the Metropolitan of theMalankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church from 1944 to 1947. He was calledMaret Kochu Thirumeni by his people. Among the bishops ofMalankara Churches IncludingMalankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church, Abraham Mar Thoma was the first to earn a Doctoral degree.
Bishop Abraham was born on 30 October 1879 and was the only son of Ninan and Mariamma. Ninan was the son of Abraham of the Maret house. Mariamma was the eldest daughter of Oommachen, Karikattu. Eraviperoor. Mariamma's mother was from Chemmarapallil, Puthupally,Kottayam.[1]
Bishop Abraham was named after his paternal grandfather Abraham. He had two elder sisters. His parents called him Kochavarachen. His school record shows his name as M. N. Abraham.[2][3]
He was not a bright student. Many times he failed in his school final and degree examinations. That helped him in later years to encourage the students who failed in their examinations and showed them the path to success.[4]
M. N. Abraham and M. P. Pothen (Philipose), Velliyampallil,Mallappally, were the first Indians with university degrees to be ordained as deacons in theMalankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church.Titus II Mar Thoma ordained them on 30 April 1912.
On 5 December 1914, at his native place Eraviperoor, Deacon Abraham, and Deacon Pothen were ordained as priests. Abraham was appointed asKayamkulam divisional secretary.
The Metropolitan was a staunch nationalist who stood for the people's democratic rights. He resisted the undemocratic and dictatorial actions of Dewan SirC. P. Ramaswami Iyer and was instrumental in getting a resolution passed by the Sabha Council (church council) condemning Sir C. P.'s move to proclaimTravancore as an independent state.[5]
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| Preceded by | XVII Mar Thoma Metropolitan of theMalankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church 1944–1947 | Succeeded by |
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