Salib Kristen Santo Tomas

Salib Kristen Santo Tomas adalah salib-salib kuno yang diasosiasikan dengan komunitas anak benua India, yang bermula dari penginjilan Rasul Tomas pada abad ke-1 Masehi. Kristen Santo Tomas, yang merupakan salah satu komunitas Kristen tertua di dunia,^[1]^[2]^[3] bermukim di wilayah Malabar, negara bagian Kerala, India dan memiliki diaspora di belahan anak benua India lainnya. Salib-salib Kristen Santo Tomas dikenal sebagai Mar Thoma Sleeva (Salib Santo Tomas),^[4] salib India,^[5] atau Salib Persia, serta Nasrani Sthambam dalam bahasa Malabar.

Mar Thoma Sleeva ditemukan di Kadamattom, Muttuchira, Kothanalloor, Kottayam, Pallippuram dan Alangad di negara bagian Kerala, India Selatan. Salib-salib Kristen Santo Tomas juga ditemukan di belahan anak benua India lainnya, seperti Agacaim (Goa), Gunung Santo Tomas (Tamil Nadu), Anuradhapura (Ceylon), Taxila (Pakistan),^[6] dan Baltistan.^[7] Salib-salib India yang berukiran bunga ditemukan di Kottakkavu, Pallipuram dan Niranam.^[8] Salib batu udara terbuka besar yang dikenal sebagai Nasrani Sthambams ditemukan di bagian depan dari banyak Gereja Thomasine. Salib-salib tersebut menyatakan bahwa sebelum kedatangan para penjelajah Portugis, telah ada lebih dari 150 gereja Siria di Malabar/Kerala.^[9]

Lihat pula

Salib Nestorian

Referensi

^ The Encyclopedia of Christianity, Volume 5 by Erwin Fahlbusch. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing - 2008. p. 285. ISBN 978-0-8028-2417-2.
^ The Jews of India: A Story of Three Communities by Orpa Slapak. The Israel Museum, Jerusalem. 2003. p. 27. ISBN 965-278-179-7.
^ Cf. The first dozen articles in the St Thomas Christian Encyclopaedia of India, Vol. II,1973, Ed George Menachery
^ Vazhuthanapally, ”Archaeology of Mar Sliba”.
^ O'Flynn, Donnel (2017). Holy Cross, Life-Giving Tree. Church Publishing, Inc. hlm. 74. ISBN 978-0-8192-3368-4.
^ "Analogical review on Saint Thomas Cross - The symbol of Nasranis-Interpretation of the Inscriptions". Nasrani.net. 29 February 2008.
^ "A huge "Cross" is found in the highlands of Kavardo mountains in Pakistan's Baltistan region". Pamir Times (dalam bahasa Inggris). 14 June 2020. Diakses tanggal 5 September 2020. He further calls the Kovardo cross as 'a typical Thomanian Cross of India' and is astonished by the size of it.
^ Kesalahan pengutipan: Tag <ref> tidak sah; tidak ditemukan teks untuk ref bernama Stone Crosses of Kerala
^ Malabar Manual by William Logan - 1996 published by Asian Educational Services

Pranala luar

"St Thomas cross". Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal 2016-12-04. Diakses tanggal 2021-12-22.
"Analogical review on St Thomas cross- The symbol of Nasranis". Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal October 12, 2010.
Antony Dr.Martin Thomas (June 14, 2020). "Saint Thomas Cross- A Religio Cultural Symbol Of Saint Thomas Christians". Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal March 24, 2020.
"Menanchery article on Rock crosses of Kerala". Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal 2 November 2007.
"Daily News report on Crosses in Sri Lanka". Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal 30 September 2007.
"Stone Crosses of Kerala".

[1] The Encyclopedia of Christianity, Volume 5 by Erwin Fahlbusch. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing - 2008. p. 285. ISBN 978-0-8028-2417-2.

[2] The Jews of India: A Story of Three Communities by Orpa Slapak. The Israel Museum, Jerusalem. 2003. p. 27. ISBN 965-278-179-7.

[3] Cf. The first dozen articles in the St Thomas Christian Encyclopaedia of India, Vol. II,1973, Ed George Menachery

[Saint_Thomas_cross-4] Vazhuthanapally, ”Archaeology of Mar Sliba”.

[O'Flynn2017-5] O'Flynn, Donnel (2017). Holy Cross, Life-Giving Tree. Church Publishing, Inc. hlm. 74. ISBN 978-0-8192-3368-4.

[nasrani.net-6] "Analogical review on Saint Thomas Cross - The symbol of Nasranis-Interpretation of the Inscriptions". Nasrani.net. 29 February 2008.

[Pamir2020-7] "A huge "Cross" is found in the highlands of Kavardo mountains in Pakistan's Baltistan region". Pamir Times (dalam bahasa Inggris). 14 June 2020. Diakses tanggal 5 September 2020. He further calls the Kovardo cross as 'a typical Thomanian Cross of India' and is astonished by the size of it.

[Stone_Crosses_of_Kerala-8] Kesalahan pengutipan: Tag <ref> tidak sah; tidak ditemukan teks untuk ref bernama Stone Crosses of Kerala

[William_Logan-9] Malabar Manual by William Logan - 1996 published by Asian Educational Services

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