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Canadian Mar Thoma Church

Silver incense burner at the Canadian Mar Thoma Church in Stouffville, Ontario, Canada. This church is the home of Christian devotees hailing from the South Indian state of Kerala. The Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Malabar Church which is often abbreviated as the Mar Thoma Church (Mar Thoma meaning St. Thomas) and Members of the Mar Thoma Syrian Church are commonly called as Mar Thomiyar, Mar Thomites, or Mar Thoma Syrians. The Mar Thoma Church sees itself as continuation of the Saint Thomas Christians, a community traditionally believed to have been founded in the first century by Thomas the Apostle, who is known as Mar Thoma (Saint Thomas). This church is the largest Malayalee church in Canada and was built in 2017. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto)

Photo ID	#10128352
Date Taken	3 June 2023
Location	N/A
Photographer	Creative Touch Imaging Ltd/NurPhoto
Category	Religion and Belief
Copyright	© 2026 NurPhoto - Creative Touch Imaging Ltd/NurPhoto

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