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The '''Indian Orthodox Church''' (also known as the '''Malankara Orthodox Church''', '''Orthodox Church of the East''', '''Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church''' (MOSC), '''Orthodox Syrian Church of the East'''), is a prominent member among the newest members of the [[Oriental Orthodoxy|Oriental Orthodox]] Church family. The Church traces her origins to [[Apostle Thomas|Thomas the Apostle]], who came to India was formed in 1912 after a schism in AD 52, established the Malankara Syrian Orthodox (Jacobite) Church and suffered [[Martyr|martyrdom]].
[[Image:CatholicosDidimos.jpg|thumb|left|His Holiness Moran Mar Baselios Mar Thoma Didymos I, current [[Catholicos]] of the East (2005- )]]
*[http://newsfromrussia.com/world/2005/10/31/66637.html New primate for Malankara Church (31 October 2005)]
*[http://orthodoxherald.com/ Online Indian Orthodox Herald English Edition]
*[http://orthodoxherald.net/ Online Indian Orthodox Herald English Malayalam Edition]
[[Category:Oriental Orthodox|India]]