Matta Konat
Priest Trustee of the Malankara Jacobite Syrian Church
About Matta Konat
Lived 1860 – 1927 (aged 66–67).
Kōnāṭṭ Kōrah Māttan (30 March 1860 – 8 November 1927), popularly called Kōnāṭṭ Malpān, was a priest trustee, Malankara Malpan (the Teacher of Malankara) and chorbishop of the Malankara Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church. He was elected as a priest trustee in 1901 and was one of the main leaders of the Jacobite Church during the 1912 Church Schism. He was a scholar of the Syriac language and wrote several books in it. He played a role in translating the liturgical texts of the Jacobite Church from Syriac into Malayalam. Most West Syriac Rite liturgical texts in Malayalam are based on these translations.
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Who was Matta Konat?
Priest Trustee of the Malankara Jacobite Syrian Church
When was Matta Konat born?
Matta Konat was born in 1860.
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Matta Konat died in 1927.
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