what is the syro-malabar church?

Question

i know some about it, but i need to know the differencces between it and the latin rite church for a project, and i cant find anything. i would prefer you to give me links if at all possible.

Answer 1

The Syro-Malabar Catholic Church is a Major Archiepiscopal Church in communion with the Roman Catholic Church. It is one of the 22 sui iuris Eastern Catholic Churches in the Catholic Church. It is one of several groups of Saint Thomas Christians tracing their origins to St. Thomas the Apostle who, according to tradition, came to India in AD 52.It is the largest Christian community in Kerala.

The Latin Rite designates the particular Church, within the Catholic Church, which developed in western Europe and northern Africa, when Latin was the language of education and culture, and so also of the liturgy. It is now present in all continents and is the majority Rite or particular Church within the Catholic Church, composing roughly 98% of the Catholic Communion.[1] It is also called the Western Church, distinct from the Eastern Catholic Churches, whose liturgies use the languages dominant in their areas at the time of their formation or a modern language such as Arabic.[2] The Latin Church is a third term, used, for instance in the opening canon of both the 1917 and the 1983 editions of the Code of Canon Law.[3]

Answer 2

It is one of the most popular Christian denominations in Kerala, besides the Malankara and Roman Catholic churches, among others. They I believe trace their roots to the Syrian Orthodox Church, and to St. Thomas the apostle.

Answer 3

http://www.homestead.com/Easterncatholichymns/Malabar.html