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'''Mor Sabor and Mor Afroth,''' according to [[Saint Thomas Christians|Syrian Christians]] of [[Kerala]], were two bishops from the [[Monastery of Mar Awgin]] (often described in local memory as “Syrian bishops”) who are believed to have arrived around 825 AD along with a group of Christian settlers from Modern day turkey. Together, they established [[ecclesiastical]] institutions in several regions. Revered for their devoutness, they were posthumously recognized as [[saints]] by the local ecclesiastical body.{{cite web |last1=Sprague |first1=Sean |title=Twin Saints, Twin Churches |url=https://cnewa.org/magazine/twin-saints-twin-churches-30945/ |website=CNEWA |publisher=Catholic Near East Welfare Association |access-date=March 19, 2024}}

'''Mor Sabor and Mor Afroth,''' according to [[Saint Thomas Christians|Syrian Christians]] of [[Kerala]], were two bishops from the [[Monastery of Mar Awgin|Monastery of Mor Awgin]] (often described in local memory as “Syrian bishops”) who are believed to have arrived around 825 AD along with a group of Christian settlers from Modern day turkey. Together, they established [[ecclesiastical]] institutions in several regions. Revered for their devoutness, they were posthumously recognized as [[saints]] by the local ecclesiastical body.{{cite web |last1=Sprague |first1=Sean |title=Twin Saints, Twin Churches |url=https://cnewa.org/magazine/twin-saints-twin-churches-30945/ |website=CNEWA |publisher=Catholic Near East Welfare Association |access-date=March 19, 2024}}

{{cite book|author=Pius Malekandathil|author-link= Pius Malekandathil|title=Maritime India: Trade, Religion and Polity in the Indian Ocean|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rN69iFj1PJoC|year=2010|publisher=Primus Books|page=43|isbn=978-93-80607-01-6}} The mission is said to have received permission from the then king of Kerala to build a church in Kollam.Land, 'Brief History of the Syrians of Malabar'. ''Anedocta Syriaca'', I, pp. 27.Menon, K. P. P. ''Kerala''. I. pp. 273.Joseph, T. K., 'Mar Sapir and Mar Prodh', ''I. A.,'' 1928, III, p. 311.

{{cite book|author=Pius Malekandathil|author-link= Pius Malekandathil|title=Maritime India: Trade, Religion and Polity in the Indian Ocean|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rN69iFj1PJoC|year=2010|publisher=Primus Books|page=43|isbn=978-93-80607-01-6}} The mission is said to have received permission from the then king of Kerala to build a church in Kollam.Land, 'Brief History of the Syrians of Malabar'. ''Anedocta Syriaca'', I, pp. 27.Menon, K. P. P. ''Kerala''. I. pp. 273.Joseph, T. K., 'Mar Sapir and Mar Prodh', ''I. A.,'' 1928, III, p. 311.

That the historicity of this mission cannot be verified does not dispute the epigraphical evidence that Christians were on the [[Malabar Coast]] in 9th century AD. [[Quilon Syrian copper plates|Kollam Syrian copper plates]], a 9th-century royal grant from Kerala, mentions that certain Maruvan Sapir Iso built a church at Kollam with the blessing of the then [[Chera Perumals of Makotai|Emperor of Kerala]]. It is likely that Mar Sapir had a companion named Mar Proth.Narayanan, M. G. S. ''Perumāḷs of Kerala.'' Thrissur (Kerala): CosmoBooks, 2013. 343-45. A stone cross, one of the five Persian Crosses, with [[Sasanian Empire|Sassanid]] Pahlavi inscription recovered also mentions certain "Afras the Syrian" as "the son of Chaharabukht".C. P . T. Winckworth, 'A New Interpretation of the Pahlavi Cross Inscriptions', ''Kerala Society Papers,'' no. 3. p. 159-163.

That the historicity of this mission cannot be verified does not dispute the epigraphical evidence that Christians were on the [[Malabar Coast]] in 9th century AD. [[Quilon Syrian copper plates|Kollam Syrian copper plates]], a 9th-century royal grant from Kerala, mentions that certain Maruvan Sapir Iso built a church at Kollam with the blessing of the then [[Chera Perumals of Makotai|Emperor of Kerala]]. It is likely that Mar Sapir had a companion named Mar Proth.Narayanan, M. G. S. ''Perumāḷs of Kerala.'' Thrissur (Kerala): CosmoBooks, 2013. 343-45. A stone cross, one of the five Persian Crosses, with [[Sasanian Empire|Sassanid]] Pahlavi inscription recovered also mentions certain "Afras the Syrian" as "the son of Chaharabukht".C. P . T. Winckworth, 'A New Interpretation of the Pahlavi Cross Inscriptions', ''Kerala Society Papers,'' no. 3. p. 159-163.

Mor Sabor and Mor afroth, as bishops from the [[Church of the East]], played a significant role in consolidating the [[Syriac Rite (disambiguation)|East Syriac tradition]] among the Saint Thomas Christians of Kerala in the 9th century.The Quilon Copper Plate Grants (849 AD) issued to them by Chera ruler Ayyanadikal Thiruvadikal secured land, trade rights, and privileges for the Christian community, enabling it to flourish as a distinct socio-religious body in Kerala. Through their liturgical, institutional, and communal contributions, Mor Sabor and Mor afroth helped establish the foundations of [[Syriac Christianity]] in India, a legacy that continues in the [[Malankara Church]]

Mor Sabor and Mor afroth, as bishops from the [[Syriac Orthodox Church|Catholicate of the East]], played a significant role in consolidating the [[Syriac Rite (disambiguation)|Syriac tradition]] among the Saint Thomas Christians of Kerala in the 9th century.The Quilon Copper Plate Grants (849 AD) issued to them by Chera ruler Ayyanadikal Thiruvadikal secured land, trade rights, and privileges for the Christian community, enabling it to flourish as a distinct socio-religious body in Kerala. Through their liturgical, institutional, and communal contributions, Mor Sabor and Mor afroth helped establish the foundations of [[Syriac Christianity]] in India, a legacy that continues in the [[Malankara Church]]

The two bishops are said to have died in Kerala and have been considered as saints by the [[Syro-Malabar Church|Syro–malabar Church]], [[Jacobite Syrian Christian Church|Jacobite Syriac Orthodox Church]] and [[Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church]].Narayanan, M. G. S. ''Perumāḷs of Kerala.'' Thrissur (Kerala): CosmoBooks, 2013. 358.

The two bishops are said to have died in Kerala and have been considered as saints by the [[Syro-Malabar Church|Syro–malabar Church]], [[Jacobite Syrian Christian Church|Jacobite Syriac Orthodox Church]] and [[Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church]].Narayanan, M. G. S. ''Perumāḷs of Kerala.'' Thrissur (Kerala): CosmoBooks, 2013. 358.