User:Syrian Catholics
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Syrian Catholics are a type of Catholic branch that comes under the Catholic churches in Kerala.There are namely two Catholic churches in Kerala : The Syrian Catholic church (consisting of 2 rites Syro Malabar and Syro Malankara) and the Latin Catholic church (Latin rite).
The members of the Church are colloquially known in Kerala as Roman Catholic Syrian Christian (RCSC) and Syrian Catholic, and they have been known at various times as Nasrani, Catholic Syrian, Catholicka Kaldaya Suriyani, Catholicka Nasrani, or St. Thomas Christian. Saint Alphonsa is the Church's first canonized saint, followed by Saint Kuriakose Chavara and Saint Euphrasia. The Malabar Syrian Catholic church uses the East Syriac Rite Liturgy and the Malankara Syrian Catholic Church uses the West Syriac Rite liturgy.
The Syrian Catholics have communities called Northists(Vadakumbagakar) and Southists (Thekumbagakar/Knanaya)