They are differentiated from another part of the community, known in this context as the Northists Vaddakkumbhagar. There are about , Knanaya in India and elsewhere. The Knanaya claim descent from Thomas of Cana and those who came with him. The communities arrival was recorded on the Thomas of Cana copper plates which existed in Kerala until the 17th century after which point they were taken to Portugal by the Franciscan Order. The ethnic division between the Knanaya and other St. Thomas Christians was observed during the Portuguese colonization of India in the 16th century and was noted throughout the European colonial era. They became increasingly prominent in Kerala in the late 19th century. Many Knanaya migrated away during the 20th and 21st centuries, largely westward, forming communities in non-Malayalam speaking areas, with a large expatriate community currently living in Houston , Texas and Chicago , Illinois in the United States. The ultimate derivation of Thomas' English epithet Cana is not clear: it may refer to the town of Cana , which is mentioned in the Bible , or it may instead refer to the land of Canaan.


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This app called Knanaya is a hand book for the knanaya community. It includes a small history of knanaya migration to Kerala and a small description about the origin and history of the Archdiocese of Kottayam. The main intension behind this app is to spread the lyrics of the knanya folk songs and marriage songs among the members of Knanaya community. It also contains certain prayers that are used by the Knanaites on particular occasions and many other regular prayers. In the purathanappattu section, you can see the lyrics of knanaya folk and marriage songs, Church songs pallippattukal , margamkali songs and certain syriac songs that are used regularly by the Knanaya community.
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