Curien Kaniamparambil

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Rev. Dr Arch Corepiscopo
Curien(Kurian) Kaniyamparambil
Born(1913-02-27)27 February 1913
Kanjiramattom, British Raj
Died19 October 2015(2015-10-19) (aged 102)
Kanjiramattom, Kerala, India
Resting placeSt Ignatius Jacobite Syrian Church Kanjiramattom
Other namesMalankara Malpan, Malankara Ezhuthachan
Occupation(s)Priest, Scholar
Notable workBible translation into Malayalam
SpouseSaramma (Ammini)

Malankara Malpan Arch Corepiscopa Curien (Kurian) Kaniyamparambil was a priest in the Jacobite Syrian Christian Church and a scholar of the Syriac language, who translated the Bible from the Syriac Peshitta text to Malayalam. [1] [2] This is the official bible used by Syriac Orthodox Church in India.

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Biography

Kaniyamparambil Achan was born on 27 February 1913 to Paulose and Aayamma of a well-known Christian family Kaniyamparambil in Kanjiramattom. [3] He did education in the schools at Kanjiramattom and Mulanthuruthy. Later he started learning the basics of Jacobite liturgy, Syriac and theology from Very Rev. Augen Ramban at Sion Kodanad. At the age of 15 he was able to master the sacred liturgical language Syriac. He modified Syriac prayer songs translated by Sabhakavi C P Chandy for usage in Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church. He completed his college education from C.M.S College, Kottayam.

He was ordained as a priest by Malankara Metropolitan Paulose Mar Athanasius. During the apostolic visit of Patriarch of Antioch Saint Ignatius Elias III to Malankara, he served as his secretary. Apostolic Delegate of the Patriarch Mor Julius Elias raised him to the rank of Corepiscopa at the age of 37, the highest order the Church bestows on a married Kassisso. He also received many titles and medals from Moran Mor Aphrem I, Moran Mor Yakoob III, and Moran Mor Zakka I Iywas, Holy Patriarchs of Antioch and all the East.

Death

Kaniyamparambil Achan passed away at age 102 on 19 October 2015. [4] [5] [6] The remains of Rev. (Dr.) Kurien Arch Corepiscopa, Kaniyamparambil are interred in a tomb in St.Ignatius Jacobite Syrian Church in Kanjiramattom, Ernakulam District, Kerala.

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Awards and recognition

TitleYear
First Benjamin Bailey award instituted by the Madhya Kerala diocese of Church of South India by Kerala Sahithya Academy

chairman Perumbadavam Sreedharan [10]

2013
Patriarch Moran Mor Ignatius Zakka-I granted the position of REESH COREPISCOPO held at the Syrian Church headquarters of India at Puthencruz,

Ernakulam and the title MTARGMONO D EETHO and also awarded the St:Ignatius Medal and Certificate.

2012
Priest Trustee of the Syriac Orthodox Church, India [11] 1975 to 1994

1997 to 2012

The title of Sophar was bestowed on him by the St. Ephrem Ecumenical Research Institute (SEERI), Kottayam, during the World Syriac Conference.1998
The 'Visudha Grantham' (Holy Bible translated from Peshito Syriac) was released on 2 August, by Catholicos Mor Baselios Paulose II1994
The Association of the Syriac Academics, Stockholm, Sweden, congratulated and presented its symbolic prize (certificate).1993
Catholicos of the East Aboon Mor Baselios Paulose II awarded him the title 'Nathaniel'1982
Patriarch Moran Mor Ignatius Zakka I granted him the title 'Korooso Dasroro' [12] 1982
Degree of Doctor of Divinity (Honoris Causa) was conferred on him by the St.Ephrem Institute, Solna, Sweden.1979
Patriarch Moran Mor Ignatius Yakoob III granted him the eminent title of 'Malankara Malpan'1978
Patriarch Moran Mor Ignatius Yakoob III honoured him with the St.Ephrem the Syrian Medal1966
Blessed by Patriarch Moran Mor Ignatius Aphrem with the Mor Yakoob Medal1954

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