Trading in precious stones and spices they maintained their Persian connections. Apart from traders , family relations and  church heads/priests  from West Asia heads also visited the   ThulasseryManapurathu family .Records show that Mar Anthrayos Bava in the face of opposition from other local Christians ,was supported by ThulasseryManapurathu family  where he  spent his last days keeping it as his Methrasanam (eccleciastical seat).It is evident that even generations after their migration to Kerala  they retained considerable grasp  over the major Mediterranean languages to continue their trade relations.

“ In 1682 Mar Anthrayos bava came to Kallada from Puthencavu.he was called ‘Valyappupan’One day he came and sat at the padipura of Thulaserry Manapurathu tharavad  The mother of the home gave him milk and plantains. He was at first mistaken to be a Brahmin  the mother .But later understood his real identity.bava was given a room in the naalukettu and given due respect.In 1675 Bava came from Turabdeen to Mulanthuruthy with two brothers .One was a Ramban( unmarried priest ) while the other married and had tow sons.The Bava came with riches but gave it away as alms  to the poor and finally became penniless.   He did not like the food of Kerala and consequently developed stomach disease .To cure the disease a local vaidyan( doctor) advised him to drink toddy .Some influencial members of mulanthuruthy church labelled the bava as a drunkard and evicted him from  the church.”                  ³⁹

Alumoottil Ommomen Kathar writes ,“In 1653 after the Coonan Cross oath   there was great unrest in the Malankara church.After this event  Mar Grigorous came to Kerala in 1665.This helped in the upliftment of the Church of Malankara.He passed away in 1670 and was buried in North parur church.Then in 1678 Mar Anthrayos bawa from Thurabdeen came to Kerala.As he came with special powers to ordain Metropolitans in Malankara he was called Mar Anthrayos Pathros. He had a brother who was a Ramban and another brother who was a commoner. He first came to Cochin and then went to Mulanthuruthy. He developed  stomach pain in Mulanthuruuthy and hence he could not offer Holy communion .As he walked in cloths of laity some people did not like him. Moreover  he had to take toddy as a relief for his stomach pain .Old age and ill health made him less effective man. All these angered the  people who informed Antioch about this and Mar Baselious came to Malayalam(Kerala) in 1685.He passed away and the Ramban with him was made the new Metroplitan by the name Ivanios. Palathunkal tharakan and his local supporters with the support of Ivanios Metropolitan   did not allow Mar Anthrayos Bawa to perform prayer at the Church by locking the church   .They also demanded that Anthrayos Bawas golden chalice(kaasa) be kept in the church. Anthrayos bawa and his brother the ramban decided to leave Mulanthuruthy. As he left Palathunkal tharakan’s sons died of snake bite and the church   who locked the church was found dead near the church . This led to great fear in the local people and church men. Anthrayos and his Ramban brother reached Puthencavu where  the Ramban passed away and he is buried on the river side. As Bawa faced problems from the local family at Puthencavu he left for kallada .Bawa came into good terms with the ThulasseryManapurathu family who who helped him to offer prayer. He used to take bath in the kallada river . Without knowing high tide and rise in water level  bawa went to bath and was caught in whirlpool and died on Kumbam( Malayalam month) 18 , 1692.He was buried in the alter of the  Kallada Marthamariyam church. His annual memorial prayer and festival  is conducted every year  on Kumbam 18 and 19 in the kallada  church..As Bawa also stayed and visited  in Manarcad , Piravom ,Puthencavu  ,Kundara  and Mulanthuruthy before settling in kallada, his memorial festival is also conducted in manarcad and Puthencavu and Kundara       .    ⁴⁰

Father David writes “In 1678   a Syrian by name of Anthrayos came to malankara .He was a  pious saint.   ⁴¹           After the death and burial of Mar baselious Eldo Catholicos in 1685 its written by Ittop writer that mar Andhrayos Patriarch came to Malayalam( kerala) ⁴² 

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