Placid J. Podipara
Автор:
Jesse Russell,Ronald Cohn, 110 стр., издатель:
"Книга по Требованию", ISBN:
978-5-5141-3261-4
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Father Placid J Podipara or Placidachan (Malayalam: ????????????? ???; October 3, 1899-April 27, 1985) is considered to be one of the greatest ecclesiastical luminaries of the 20th century in India. He was a member of the Syro Malabar Church and was ordained a priest from the Eastern Catholic religious order- Carmelites of Mary Immaculate. He was an eminent theologian, liturgist, orator, professor, ecumenist, prolific author and a caring pastor. He worked hard to remove the rampant liturgical latinisation of Syro Malabar Church and also was instrumental in bringing the Syro Malankara Church to the Catholic fold. He has authored more than thirty seven books and numerous articles on Saint Thomas Christians in many languages such as English, Malayalam, German and Latin. Some of the important offices which he held include Member of the Pontifical commission for codifying Canon Law, Syriac Language examiner of Kerala University, Consultant to the...