When P.J.Cherian initiated the Pattanam excavations he was applauded by Prof. Istvan Perczel of Central European University Budapest. In a letter written by Prof. Perczel to P.J.Cherian he said-“ According to tradition Musiris was also the port where the apostle St’Thomas landed and the epics of indigenous south Indian Christianity started.This discovery opens immense new perspectives for scholarship, so I wish all success for continuation.” (Muziris Heritage Project-Pattanam Excavations 2008 Page 14 Published by KCHR) It was Prof. Perczel who edited the canon law practiced by St’ Thomas Christians which was personally compiled by Metropolitan Abdishobar Brikha of Nisibis and Armenia in 1291.Perczel was invited by KCHR to deliver a lecture on the topic –History of Kerala Christianity: Documents, Monuments and Methodological Challenges-.Kchr chairman K.N. Panikkar, Gabriel Mar Gregorios, Ninan Koshy, and P.J. Cherian were among those who spoke on the occasion.
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