In which year was the Coonan cross oath?

Q. In which year was the Coonan cross oath?

A

1721

B

1653

C

1563

D

1900

Solution:

The Coonan Cross Oath (Koonan Kurishu Satyam), taken on 3 January 1653, was a public avowal by members of the Saint Thomas Christian community of Kerala, India that they would not submit to Portuguese dominance in ecclesiastical and secular life.
Coonan Cross Oath, (Koonan Kurishu Satyam), taken on January 3, 1653 was a public declaration by members of the Saint Thomas Christian community that they would not submit to Latin Catholic-Portuguese dominance.
In 1653, after half a century of the increasing influence of the Latin Church, the majority of the Saint Thomas Christians resisted Padroado Jesuits, and took the Coonan Cross Oath (1653) at Mattancherry, pledging to liberate themselves from latinisation and Portuguese domination.

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