They appealed to the Antiochian Syrian Church for help in restoring Episcopal succession; for nearly all of the previous two centuries, the Thomas Christians had had no contact with the Antiochene Syrians or with the Antiochene Syrians in Tigrith.
They appealed to the Antiochian Syrian Orthodox Church for help in restoring Episcopal succession. For nearly all of the previous two centuries, the Thomas Christians had had no contact with the Antiochene Syrians or with the Antiochene Syrians in Tigrith.