Indian priest, syriacist, scholar, and church historian
Fr. Dr.
Thomas Koonammakkal
Born
Thoma 5 November 1955 (1955-11-05) (age 68) Ramapuram
Occupation
Liturgist
author
Syriacist
professor
scholar
historian
monastic
Thomas Koonammakkal (
Malayalam: കൂനമ്മാക്കൽ തോമാക്കത്തനാർ,
romanized: Koonammakkal Thoma kathanar) is a
Syro-Malabar Catholic priest and
syriacist, scholar and church historian. He is an expert in
Karshoni Malayalam and is the author of the most comprehensive Karshoni Malayalam introduction to date.[1][2][3] He has also authored several critical articles on
Early Christianity and on the works of
Saint Ephrem.[3] He holds a master's degree in
Syriac studies and a doctorate from the
University of Oxford. He served as the professor of
Syriac and
Patrology in
SEERI, Vadavathoor Saint Thomas Apostolic Seminary and Paurastya Vidyapitham.[4][5] He is the founder of Beth Aprem Nazrani Dayara and is a strong advocate of traditionalism in the Syro-Malabar Church.[6]