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The Church of St Thomas Christians, which remained one and united for more than fifteen centuries, was split into divergent and conflicting groups after the Coonan Cross Oath in 1653. Who was responsible for the Coonan Cross Oath and the schism? What was the content of the Oath? Against whom was the Oath made? How did the Oath turn into a schism? What did the Roman Pontiff and the Holy See do to resolve the crisis? In this book the author unfolds that heartbreaking, cruel and tragic story through the writings of the Apostolic Commissary Joseph of St Mary Sebastiani OCD and the pertinent official Roman documents.
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Coonan Cross Oath · Cochin · Kuravilangad · Malabar · Portuguese patronage · ius patronatus · St Thomas Christians · Pope Clement VIII · Pope Alexander VII · Archbishop Francis Garcia