Gjybnte¡pw bqtdm¸nte¡pw {InkvXphnsâ ktµiw {]Ncn¸n¨v aqóv anj\dn bm{XIÄ hnip² ]utemkv \S¯nbXmbn ]pXnb\nba¯nð tcJs¸Sp¯nbncn¡póp. BZyw AhcpsS kphntijoIcW coXn ]«W kn\tKmKpIfnð {]kwKn¡pI FóXmbncpóp. Fómð blqZòmcnð ]ecpw {InkvXphns\ XÅn¡fªt¸mÄ hnPmXnbÀ¡v km£yw hln¡m\pÅ ssZhhnfn AhÀ Xncn¨dnªp.

At´ymIy k`:
tdma³ ImeL«¯nð BZyIme {InkvXpaX¯nsâ Hcp {][m\ tI{µambncpóp At´ymIy. A. D. 63 hsc skeqknUv km{¼mPy¯nsâ XeØm\ambncpó At´ymIy, tdma³ `cW¯nð kndnb {]hiybqsS Ccn¸nSam¡n. cïmw t£{X ImeL«¯nsâ [ Second Temple period ] Ahkm\¯nð slñ\nkvÁnIv blqZm aX¯nsâ {][m\ tI{µw IqSn Bbncpóp At´ymIy. BZyIme {InkvXpaX¯nsâ BhnÀ`mh¯nð AXv hln¨ {][m\ ]¦v ]cnKWn¨v At´ymIysb "{InkvXpaX¯nsâ sXm«nð' [ The cradle of Christianity ] Fódnbs¸Spóp. {InkvXphnsâ A\pbmbnIsf BZyambn {InkvXym\nIÄ Fóp hnfn¨Xv At´ymIybnð Bbncpóp.

kndnbbnse Hcp {][m\ \Kcamb At´ym¡ybnð k` \«p]nSn¸n¨v \\¨p hfÀ¯nbXns\¡pdn¨pÅ Hcp kw£n]vX hnhcWw At¸mkvtXme{]hÀ¯nIÄ ]Xns\mómw A²ymb¯nð \ðIpópïv. kvtX¸mt\mkv si½mÈsâ acW¯n\ptijw tbdpiteanse ]oV\w ImcWw BZyIme kphntij {]hÀ¯IÀ Abð {]tZi§fnte¡v NnXdnt¸mbn. ]oV\¯nð \nóv HmSnt¸mbhÀ X§fpsS thebnð\nóv HmSnt¸mbnñ. sblqZymbnepw iacybnepw sKeoenbmbnepw \Só hnPbIcamb kphntij {]hÀ¯\§Ä, AhcpsS ssIIfnð A`nhr²n {]m]n¨pshóv AhÀ Isï¯n. sblqZòmtcmSñmsX aämtcmSpw hN\w kwkmcn¡msX AhÀ I\m³ tZi¯nsâ AXncpIÄ ISóv s^mbv\nIybnð [ Phoenicia ] IqSn kôcn¨v, Ips{]mkv Zzo]v [ Cyprus Island ], kndnbbnse As´ym¡y Fóo {]tZi§tfmfw F¯n. Ahcnð NneÀ Ips{]mkvImcpw Iptd\¡mcpw Bbncpóp; AhÀ As´ym¡ybnð F¯nbtijw bh\òmtcmSpw IÀ¯mhmb tbiphns\¡pdn¨pÅ kphntijw Adnbn¨p. IÀ¯mhns³d ssI AhtcmSpIqsS Dïmbncpóp; hentbmcp Iq«w hnizkn¨p IÀ¯mhn¦te¡p Xncnªp. At´ym¡ybnð Xg¨p hfcpó k`sb¡pdn¨pÅ hmÀ¯ sbdpiteanse k`bpsS ImXpIfnð F¯n. AhÀ _Àó_mkns\ As´ym¡ybnte¡v ]dªb¨p. _Àó_mkv Hcp \ñ a\pjy\pw ]cnip²mßmhn\mepw hnizmk¯mepw \ndªh\pw tbcpiteanse k`bnse Hcp {]apJ {]hÀ¯I\pw Bbncpóp. At¸mkvtXmenI k`bnse hnizmknIÄ AhcpsS lrZbw hnip² kvt\l¯nð ]ckv]cw _Ôn¸n¡pIbpw Zcn{ZÀ¡pthïn AhcpsS Zm\[À½§Ä hÀ²n¸n¡pIbpw, k` {InkvXphnsâ alXz¯n\mbn Fós¯¡mfpw A`nhr²n {]m]n¡pIbpw sNbvXp. Xsâ hkvXphIIsfñmw hnÁv Zm\[À½§Ä¡mbn At¸mktXmenI k`bv¡p \ðIphm³ BZyw amXrI Im«nbXv Ipt{]mkvImc\mb _Àó_mkv Bbncpóp.

_Àó_mkv kndnbbnse As´ym¡ybnð F¯n AhnSs¯ ssZhIr] Iïp kt´mjn¨p. Fñmhcpw lrZbhnNmc§fpsS \nÀ®bt¯msS IÀ¯mhnt\mSp tNÀóp \nev]m´¡h®w {]t_m[n¸n¨p. hfsc ]pcpjmcw IÀ¯mhnt\mSp tNÀóp. _Àó_mkv siuens\ A\zjn¨v XÀskmknte¡p t]mbn, AhnsS At±ls¯ Isï¯n As´ym¡ybnte¡p Iq«ns¡mïp hóp. AhÀ Hcp hÀjw apgph\pw k`mtbmK§fnð IqSpIbpw hnizmk kaqls¯ D]tZin¡bpw sNbvXp; B Ime¯p sbcqiteanð \nóp As´ym¡ybnte¡p hó AKm_kv Fó {]hmNI³ temI¯nð Hs¡bpw alm£maw DïmIpw Fóp Bßmhn\mð {]hNn¨p; AXp s¢usZymkns³d Ime¯p kw`hn¨p. sblqZybnð ]mÀ¡pó ktlmZcòmcpsS DXhn¡mbn As´ym¡y k` Hcp [\tiJcWw \S¯n _Àó_mkns³dbpw siuens³dbpw I¿nð sImSp¯b¨p. Cu Imebfhnð tbdpiteanð tbmlómsâ ktlmZc\mb hnip² bmt¡m_v At¸mkvtXme³ hmfmð sImñs¸«p. hnip² ]t{Xmkv _Ô\Ø\mbn. IÀ¯mhnsâ CSs]Senð ]t{Xmkv AÛpXIcamh®w tamNn¡s¸«p. _Àó_mkpw siuepw Kat\mt±iw \nhÀ¯n¨tijw aÀt¡mkv Fóp adpt]cpÅ tbmlóms\bpw Iq«ns¡mïp sbcpitew hn«p aS§nt¸móp. ]nð¡me¯v tdmamkm{¼mPy¯nse GÁhpw {][m\s¸« aqómas¯ \Kcambn As´ym¡ysb IW¡m¡nbncpóp. tdman\pw AeIvkm{ïnbmbn¡pw am{Xsa At´ym¡y ]m{SnbmÀt¡Án\v [ Antioch Patriarcate ] D]cnbmbn ap³KW\ \ðInbncpópÅp.

As´ym¡ybnse k`bnð Aóv [mcmfw A\pbmbnIfpw {]ikvXcmb D]tZãm¡òmcpw Dïmbncpóp. Ahcnð {][m\nIÄ _Àó_mkv, \oKÀ Fóp t]cpÅ iotam³, Iptd\¡mc\mb eqt¡mkv (aqómw kphntij¯nsâbpw At¸mkvXe{]hÀ¯nIfptSbpw cNbnXmhv), Iptd\¡mc\mb eqknbkv (]utemkntâbpw eqt¡mkntâbpw klFgp¯pImc³), CS{]`phmb sltcmZmhnsâ _meyIme kJnbmbncpóó a\mtb³, siuð Fónhcmbncpóp. At´ym¡ybnse k`bpsS Øm]\¯n\pw ØncoIcW¯n\pw tijw BZyIme At¸mkvtXmenI k` IÀ¯mhns\ Bcm[n¨pw D]hkn¨pw sImïncn¡pt¼mÄ: "Rm³ _Àó_mkns\bpw siuens\bpw hnfn¨ncn¡pó the¡mbn«p Ahsc F\n¡p thÀXncn¸n³' Fóp ]cnip²mßmhnð ZÀi\apïmbn. A§s\ k` D]hkn¨p {]mÀ°n¨p. Znhy\nÀtZi{]Imcw ip{iqjbnte¡pw cmPym´c§fnð kphntijw {]kwKn¡phm\pÅ al¯mb {]hÀ¯\§fnte¡pw, At¸mkvtXmenI ]nXm¡òmÀ _Àó_mknt\bpw iuent\bpw ssIsh¸p \ðIn hnip²oIcn¨v thÀXncn¨p, anj\dnthebv¡mbn Ahsc bm{Xbb¨p.

bm{X Bcw`n¡póp: kndnbbnse At´ym¡bnð\nóv ssk{]knknte¡v:
GItZiw {In.h. 44- t\mSSp¯pÅ Hcp hk´Ime¯nsâ XpS¡¯nð AhÀ ]cnip²mßmhnsâ \ntbmK{]Imcw kndnbbnse At´ymIybnð \nóv 16 ssað Zqc¯nepÅ At´ym¡ybpsS XpdapJ ]«Wamb skeqIybnte¡p bm{Xbmbn. _Àó_mknsâ _Ôphmb aÀt¡mkv Fóp adpt]cpÅ tbmlóm³ (cïmw kphntij¯nsâ cNbnXmhv) AhcpsS klmb¯n\mbn AhtcmsSm¸w bm{Xbmbn. skeyqIybnð\nóv AhÀ aqhcpw I¸ð Ibdn {]kn²amb Ipt{]mkv (ssk{]kv) Zzo]nte¡v bm{X Xncn¨p. XpÀ¡n¡v sX¡v, kndnbbv¡pw se_mt\m\pw ]Snªmdv, C{kmtbentâbpw ]ekvXo\ntâbpw hS¡p ]Snªmdv, CuPn]vXnsâ hS¡v, {Koknsâ sX¡pIng¡v Bbn ØnXnsN¿pó, Ing¡³ saUnÁtd\nb\nse GÁhpw henb Zzo]pIfnð HómWv ssk{]kv. ssk{]kv [ Republic of Cyprus ] Cóv Hcp kzX{´ cmPyamWv. Ipt{]mkv _Àó_mknsâ PòØeambncpóXn\mð AhnSs¯ At\Iw sblqZòmsc At±l¯n\v ]cnNbapïmbncpóp. hnip² kvtX¸mt\mknsâ càkm£nXz¯n\p tijw At\Iw {InkvXym\nIÄ ssk{]knte¡v amdn¯makn¨ncpóp. At¸mktXme\mb ]utemkpw ssk{]nbÁv hwiP\mb _Àó_mkpw Ipt{]mkv Zo]nse kemankns\ AhcpsS kphntij thebpsS BZy e£yØm\am¡n. Zzo]nsâ aÁp`mK§fnte¡v t]mIpóXn\pap¼v, BZyambn AhÀ kemanknse sblqZòmcpsS ]Ånbnð ssZhhN\w Adnbn¨p, {InkvXphns\ {]Jym]n¨p. ssk{]knsâ Ing¡³ Xoc¯pÅ Hcp ]pcmX\ {Ko¡v \KcþkwØm\amWv kemankv. bh\ ImeL«¯nð kemankv ssk{]knsâ XeØm\ambncpóp. Fómð tdma³ `cWIme¯v XeØm\w ]mwt^mknte¡v amÁpIbpw kemankv tdma³ {]hniybmb skeqIybpsS `mKambn amdpIbpw sNbvXp. _Àó_mkv AeIvkm{ïnbmbnepw tdmanepw kphntijw Adnbn¨tijw kemanknð Isñdnªv sImñs¸«pshóv ]mc¼cyw hnizkn¡póp. BZyIme {In{kvXym\nIfpsS At\Iw ihIpSoc§fpw _Àó_mknsâ samWmkvÁdnbpw [ Monastery of St. Barnabas ] keanknð ØnXn sN¿póp. ssk{]knse k`bpsS [ Church of Cyprus ] Øm]I\mbn hnip² _Àó_mkv _lpam\n¡s¸SpIbpw, kemankv k`bpsS F¸nkvtIm¸ð BØm\ambn [ Episcopal See ] amdpIbpw sNbvXp. B ]cnip²sâ AØnIÄ At±l¯nsâ \ma¯nepÅ ASp¯pÅ aT¯nð [ Monastery ] BsWóv hnizkn¡s¸Spóp.

]ms^mkv KhÀ®dpsS ]cnhÀ¯\w:
AhnsS\nópw AhÀ Zzo]v apgqh³ Imð\Sbmbn bm{XsNbvXvv ssk{]knse ]Ýna \Kcamb ]ms^mkv Fó Øe¯v F¯nt¨Àóp. tað{]kvXmhn¨{]Imcw, hnip² ]utemknsâ t{]jIthe kabt¯¡pw ssk{]knsâ XeØm\w kemanknð \nóv ]mt^mknte¡v amÁnbncpóp. AXn³{]Imcw KhÀ®dpsS sIm«mchpw aÁp kÀ¡mÀ Øm]\§fpw ]mt^mknð ]p\xØm]n¡s¸«ncpóp. Aóv ssk{]knse tdma³ KhÀ®À hnimelrZb\pw _p²nam\pambncpó skÀs¤ykv s]utemkv vBbncpóp. tbcpiteanð \nóv ssk{]knte¡v IpSntbdn¸mÀ¯ sblpZòmcnð \nópw {InkvXphnt\bpw {InkvXob k`tbbpw Ipdn¨v At±lw tI«dnªncpóp. IqSpXembn AXns\¸Án tIÄ¡phm\pw ]Tn¡phm\pw B{Kln¨p. ]utemkpw _Àó_mkpw ]«W¯nð hón«pïv Fóv Adnªv Ahsc sIm«mc¯nte¡v Bfphn«v £Wn¸n¨p; ssZhhN\w tIĸm³ B{Kln¨p. AhnsS _Àtbip Fóp t]cpw Feoamkv Fó A]c\mahpapÅ sblqZ\mbn IÅ{]hmNI\pw am{´nI\pw Bsbmcp hnZzm³ KhÀ®cpsS sIm«mc¯nð Imcy¡mc³ Fó cqt]W NpÁn¯ncnªv \Sóncpóp. ]utemkpw _Àó_mkpw KhÀ®dpsS £Ww kzoIcn¨v sIm«mc¯nð F¯n {InkvXphnsâ kphntijw {]kwKn¨p. KhÀ®dpw ]cnhmchpw IÀ¯mhnð hnizkn¡póp Fóp Iït¸mÄ Feoamkv AhtcmSp FXnÀ¯p \nóp tZim[n]XnbpsS hnizmkw XSp¯pIfhm³ {ian¨p. At¸mÄ s]utemkv ]cnip²mß]qÀ®\mbn Ahs\ Däpt\m¡n: "tl kIe I]Shpw kIe [qÀ¯pw \ndªht\, ]nimNns³d aIt\, kÀÆ \oXnbpsSbpw i{Xpth, IÀ¯mhns³d t\ÀÆgnIsf adn¨pIfbpóXp \o aXnbm¡pIbnñtbm? Ct¸mÄ IÀ¯mhns³d ssI \ns³dtað hogpw; \o Hcp kabt¯¡p kqcys\ ImWmsX IpcpS\mbncn¡pw' Fóp ]dªp. DSs\ Hcp Xnanchpw Ccp«pw Ahs³d tað hoWp; ssI]nSn¨p \S¯póhsc XncªpsImïp Ah³ X¸n \Sóp. Cu DïmbXp tZim[n]Xn Iïn«p IÀ¯mhns³d D]tZi¯nð hnkvabn¨p hnizkn¨p.

s]utemkpw _Àó_mkpw aÀt¡mkpw ]ms^mknð \nóp I¸ð Ibdn, ]w^peym tZi¯nse s]À¤¡p sNóp. ap³ Gjyssa\dnsâ sX¡p `mK¯pÅ Hcp {]tZiambncpóp ]w^peym. Hcp Ime¯v ]w^pey tZi¯nsâ XeØm\ambncpó As´menbmbnse [ Antalya ] Hcp {Ko¡p \Kcambncpó s]À¤ Ct¸mÄ XpÀ¡nbpsS sX¡p]Snªmd³ saUnÁtd\nb³ Xoc¯pÅ As´menb [ Antalya Province ] {]hniybnemWv. AhnsSsh¨p tbmlóm³ aÀt¡mkv ]utemkns\bpw _Àó_mkns\bpw hn«p ]ncnªp sbcpiteante¡p aS§nt¸mbn. s]À¤bnð [mcmfw {Ko¡v tImf\nIÄ Dïmbncpóp. s]À¤bnse GsX¦nepw {Ko¡v tImf\nIfnð {]kwKn¡m³ \nð¡msX ]utemkpw _Àó_mkpw BZyw tdmam {]hniybmb KemXybnse ]ÀÆX\ncIfpÅ ]nknZymtZi¯nse As´ymIybnte¡v bm{Xbmbn.

]nknZy³ As´ymIybnð hnip² ]utemknsâ {]t_m[\w:
]nknZy³ At´ymIymbnð F¯nt¨Àó ]utemkpw _Àó_mkpw iº¯v \mfnð AhnSs¯ blpZm ]Ånbnð sNóp Ccpóp. \ymb{]amWhpw {]hmNI§fpw hmbn¨p XoÀót¸mÄ ]Ån {]amWnIÄ AhcpsS ASp¡ð Bfb¨p: ktlmZcòmtc, \n§Ä¡p P\t¯mSp {]t_m[\w hñXpw Dsï¦nð ]dhn³ Fóp ]dbn¨p. {][m\hmb\IÄ¡ptijw AYnXnIsf {]t_m[\¯n\p £Wn¡póXp Ubkvt]mc kn\tKmKpIfnð ]Xnhmbncpóp. s]utemkv Fgptóäp BwKyw Im«n ]dªXp: bn{kmtbð ]pcpjòmcpw ssZh`àòmcpw BbptÅmtc, tIĸn³. ]utemknsâ t{]£IcpsS Iq«¯nð blqZòmcpw, aX¯nð tNÀón«nsñ¦nepw blqZ aXhnizmkt¯mSv A\pIqen¡pó ]cntÑZ\ Gð¡m¯ ]pdPmXn¡mcpw Dïmbncpóp

s]mXpsh As¸mkvXeòmÀ km[cWbmbn blqZòmtcmSv FñmbnS¯pw {]kwKn¨ hkvXpXbmWv ]utemknsâ {]kwK¯nsâ DÅS¡w. ]pXnb\nba hnizmkkXy§Ä AhÀ Xo£vWXtbmsS IcpXnbncpó ]gb\nbat¯mSv ]qÀ®ambpw tbmPn¡póhbmsWóv hnip² ]utemkv AhÀ¡p ImWn¨psImSp¯p. tbip ssZh]p{X\msWópw bn{ktbens\ Bizkn¸n¡m\mbn AhÀ Ime§fmbn Im¯ncnpóh\msWópw ]utemkv AhÀ¡p sXfnbn¨psImSp¯p.

HómaXmbn, C{kmtbeycpsS an{kbnanð\nópÅ ]pd¸mSnð\nóv hmKvZ¯tZi¯nte¡pÅ {]thi\hpw, \ymbm[n]òmcpsS ImeL«hpw, BZys¯ cmPm¡òmcpw, ]nómse ZmhoZpw, Ahsâ Ipe¯nð\nóv a\pjyIpe¯nsâ c£¡mbn ainlmsb Abbv¡psaóv ssZhw hmKvZm\w sNbvXXpw Bb Ncn{XhkvXpXIÄ AhcpsS ap¼nð \nc¯nsh¨p. tbmlóm³ kv\m]I³ ap³Iq«n {]hNn¨ tbiphneqsS ssZhw Xsâ hmKvZm\s¯ \nhÀ¯n¨p Fóv ]utemkv kaÀ°n¨p. ]utemknsâ {]`mjW¯nsâ cïmw ]IpXnbnð, tbip {Iqin¡s¸SpIbpw, aqómw \mÄ ]p\cp²m\w sN¿pIbpw sNbvXp. Ah³ XtómSpIqsS Keoebnð \nóp sbcpiteante¡p hóhÀ¡p Gdnb Znhkw {]Xy£\mbn; AhÀ Ct¸mÄ P\¯ns³d ap¼msI Ahs³d km£nIÄ BIpóp. ssZhw ZmhoZv Xs³d Xeapdbnð ssZh¯ns³d BtemNs\¡p ip{iqj sNbvX tijw \n{Z {]m]n¨p Xs³d ]nXm¡òmtcmSp tNÀóp {ZhXzw Iïp. ssZhw DbnÀs¯gptóev]n¨ht\m {ZhXzw Iïnñ. BIbmð ktlmZcòmtc, tbip aqew \n§tfmSp ]m]tamN\w Adnbn¡póp. A{_mlmw hwi¯nse a¡fpw AhtcmSp tNÀó ssZh`àòmcpambptÅmtc, \ap¡mIpóp Cu c£mhN\w Ab¨ncn¡póXp Fópw {]kvXmhn¨p. XpSÀóv At´ymIybnepw asÁñmbnS¯papÅ Fñm hnizmknIfpw c£ {]m]n¸m³ CSbmIbpw sNbvXp Fóv DZvtLmjn¨p.

]utemknsâ ktµiw {timXm¡fnð iàamb Hcp kzm[o\w sNep¯n. ]Ån ]ncnªtijw sblqZòmcnepw `ànbpÅ sblqZaXm\pkmcnIfnepw ]eÀ s]utemkns\bpw _Àó_mkns\bpw A\pKan¨p: AhÀ AhtcmSp kwkmcn¨p ssZhIr]bnð \ne\nðt¡ïXnóp Ahsc DÕmln¸n¨p. ]nsä BgvNbnse iº¯nepw Cu hN\w X§tfmSp ]dtbWw Fóp AhÀ At]£n¨p, ]utemkv AhcpsS £Ww kzoIcn¨p. ]nsä iº¯nð GItZiw ]«Ww apgph\pw ssZhhN\w tIĸm³ hóp IqSn. Fóncpómepw, ]pcpjmcs¯ Iïp Akqb \ndªhcmbn Zpjn¨psImïp, ]utemknsâ AhImihmZ§sf FXnÀ¡m³ {ian¨ Nne bmYmØnXnI PqXòmcpw AhnsS Dïmbncpóp. NqSp]nSn¨ kwhmZ¯n\ptijw s]utemkpw _Àó_mkpw ss[cy]qÀÆw C§s\ ]dªp "ssZhhN\w BZyw \n§tfmmSp ]dbpóXp Bhiyambncpóp; Fómð \n§Ä AXns\ XÅn \n§sf¯tó \nXyPohóp AtbmKyÀ Fóp hn[n¨p IfbpóXn\mð CXm, R§Ä PmXnIfnte¡p Xncnbpóp.'; "\o `qanbpsS Aät¯mfhpw c£ BtIïXnóp Rm³ \nsó PmXnIfpsS shfn¨am¡n sh¨ncn¡póp.' Fóp IÀ¯mhp R§tfmSp Iev]n¨n«pïp Fóp ]dªp. {timXm¡fnð hnPmXobÀ Ah {ihn¨n«v AhÀ IÀ¯mhnsâ hN\¯nð k´pãcmbn ssZhhN\s¯ alXzs¸Sp¯pIbpw sNbvXp. \nXyPohómbn \nban¡s¸«hÀ Fñmhcpw hnizkn¨p. IÀ¯mhnsâ hN\w B \m«nð F§pw hym]n¨p.

blqZòmtcm, `ànbpÅ {]apJ kv{XoItfbpw ]«W¯nse {][m\nItfbpw Cf¡n ]utemkntâbpw _Àó_mkntâbpw FXntc hn¹hapïm¡n AhcpsS {]tZi¯p\nóv Ahsc ]pd¯m¡n. Fómð AhÀ X§fpsS Imense s]mSn AhcpsS t\sc X«n¡fªp Ct¡m\y ]«W¯nte¡p t]mbn. injyòmÀ kt´mjhpw ]cnip²mßmhpw \ndªhcmbn¯oÀóp. Fóncpómepw, aS¡bm{Xbnepw ]nóoSpÅ t{]£I bm{XIfnepw ]utemkv B {]tZiw hoïpw kµÀin¡pIbpw AhnSs¯ k`bnð Iioiòmsc hmgn¡pIbpw \nban¡pIbpw sNbvXp. ]nknZy³ At´ym¡ybnse hnip² ]utemknsâ ]oV\§fpw Iã¸mSpIfpw XnsamsYsbmkns\gpXnb Xsâ cïmw teJ\w 3:11 ð ]cmaÀin¡pópïv.

Ct¡m\ybnse ZuXyw:
¢mkn¡ð ]pcmX\ Ime¯v Ct¡m\y [ Iconium ] Fódnbs¸«ncpó sIm\nb [ Konya ] At´menb [ Antolia ] ]oT`panbpsS sX¡p ]Snªmd³ AÁ¯pÅ Hcp {][m\ \KcamWv. XqÀ¡nbnse GÁhpw P\kwJybpÅ \Kc§fnð HómWv CXv. s]utemkpw _Àó_mkpw hfsc¡mew Ct¡m\ybnð Xmakn¨p. Ct¡m\ybnse anj\dn thebv¡mbn AhÀ Hcpan¨p sblqZòmcpsS ]Ånbnð sNóp, sblqZòmcnepw bh\òmcnepw hentbmcp ]pcpjmcw hnizkn¸m³ X¡h®w kwkmcn¨p. hnizkn¡m¯ sblqZòmtcm PmXnIfpsS a\Êp ktlmZcòmcpsS t\sc Cf¡n hjfm¡n. Fómð AhÀ hfsc¡mew, IÀ¯mhnð B{ibn¨p {]mKÛyt¯msS {]kwKn¨psImïncpóp; Ah³ Xs³d Ir]bpsS hN\¯nóp km£n \nóp, AhcpsS I¿mð ASbmf§fpw AÛpX§fpw DïmIphm³ hcw \ðIn. Fómð ]utemkpw _Àó_mkpw \ðInb ktµiw hnizkn¨hcpw hnizkn¡m¯hcpw X½nð blqZþblqtZXc kapZmb§sf `nón¸n¨p; NneÀ sblqZòmcpsS ]£¯nepw NneÀ As¸mkvXeòmcpsS ]£¯nepw Bbn. CXv kaql¯nð AkzØXbpïm¡pIbpw At¸mkvsXmeòmsc D]{Zhn¡m³ {ian¡pIbpw sNbvXp. Ahsc Aham\n¸m\pw Isñdnhm\pw PmXnIfpw sblqZòmcpw AhnSs¯ {]amWnItfmSpIqSn Hcp B{Iaw `mhn¨t¸mÄ AhÀ AXp {Kln¨p epkv{X, sZÀº Fó ep¡thm\y ]«W§fnte¡pw NpäpapÅ tZi¯nte¡pw HmSnt¸mbn, AhnsS kphntijw Adnbn¨p t]móp. ]nóoSv ep¡thm\y \Kcw Hcp _nj¸nsâ Ccn¸nSambn amdn. A.D 370 ð ep¡thm\y [ Lycaonia ] Hcp sat{Smt]mfnÁ³ BØm\ambn [ Metropolital See ] DbÀ¯n.

ep¡thm\y, epkv{X, ZÀ_ FónhnS§fnse anj\dn the:
{]mtZinI`mjbmb et¡mWnb `mj kwkmcn¨ncpó hnZymlo\cmb BfpIfpsS IqSpXð P\kwJybpÅ Hcp {KmaoW tdma³ tImf\nbmbncpóp epkv{X. Cós¯ XpÀ¡nbpsS `mKamb a²y Bt´mfnbmbnse [ Central Antaolia ] Hcp {Kmaambncpóp epkv{Xm. Ct¡m\ymbnð \nóv 19 ssað sX¡mbn«mWv epkv{X ØnXn sN¿póXv. tdmam¡mÀ epkv{Xsb hS¡v Ct¡m\ybpambn _Ôn¸n¡pó Hcp tdmUv \nÀ½n¨ncpóp. AhnSs¯ P\§Ä blqZ Xncpshgp¯pIsf¡pdn¨v XnI¨pw AÚcmbncpóp, GI ssZhs¯ Bcm[n¡póXns\¡pdn¨pÅ Bibw {Kln¡m³ AhÀ¡mhnñmbncpóp. AhnsS AhÀ kphntijw Adnbn¨p t]móp. epkv{Xbnð knótKmKv Cñmbncpóp. blqZaX¯nsâ s]mXphmb ASnØm\¯neqsS At¸mkvtXmeòmÀ {InkvXphnsâ kphntijhpambn hnPmXnbsc kao]n¨ BZys¯ Øeambncpóp epkv{X. epkv{Xbnð ]utemkv {]kwKthebnð GÀs¸«ncpót¸mÄ A½bpsS KÀ`w apXð apS´\mbn Hcn¡epw \Són«nñmsXbpw Imenóp iànbnñmsXbpw DÅ Hcp a\pjy³ Ccpóncpóp. Ah³ s]utemkv kwkmcn¡póXp tI«p; Ahs\ Däpt\m¡n, skuJyw {]m]n¸m³ Ahóp hnizmkapïp Fóp Iïn«p: \o Fgptóäp Imeqón \nhnÀóp \nð¡ Fóp Dds¡ ]dªp; Ah³ IpXns¨gptóäp \Sóp.

Fómð Cu AÛpX{]hÀ¯nbpsS A\´c^ew \mSIobambncpóp. s]utemkv sNbvXXp ]pcpjmcw Iïn«p: "tZhòmÀ a\pjycq]¯nð \½psS ASp¡ð Cd§n hóncn¡póp' Fóp ep¡thm\y `mjbnð \nehnfn¨p ]dªp. _Àó_mknóp C{µ³ Fópw s]utemkv apJy{]kwKnbmIbmð Ahóp _p[³ Fópw t]Àhnfn¨p. ]«W¯ns³d ap¼nepÅ C{µt£{X¯nse ]ptcmlnX³ ImfIsfbpw ]qameIsfbpw tKm]pc¯n¦ð sImïphóp ]pcpjmct¯mSpIqsS bmKw Ign¸m³ `mhn¨p. CXp As¸mkvXeòmcmb _Àó_mkpw s]utemkpw tI«n«p hkv{Xw Iodns¡mïp ]pcpjmc¯ns³d CSbnte¡p HmSns¨óp \nehnfn¨p ]dªp: ]pcpjòmtc, \n§Ä Cu sN¿póXp F´p? R§Ä \n§tfmSp kakz`mhapÅ a\pjyÀ At{X: \n§Ä Cu hyÀ°Imcy§sf hn«p, BImihpw `qanbpw kap{Zhpw AhbnepÅ kIehpw Dïm¡nb Poh\pÅ ssZh¯n¦te¡p XncntbWw FópÅ kphntijw R§Ä \n§tfmSp Adnbn¡póp. AhÀ C§s\ ]dªp X§Ä¡p bmKw Ign¡mXh®w ]pcpjmcs¯ {]bmkt¯msS XSªp. ssZh¯nsâ {]hÀ¯\¯n\pw HuZmcy¯n\pw sXfnhmbn "kzÀ¤¯nð \nópÅ agbpw ^e{]Zamb Ime§fpw' Fó bnscay{]hmNIsâ hm¡pIsf D²cn¨v {kãmhmb ssZh¯nsâ km£yw epkv{Xbnse P\§tfmSv ]dhm³ AhÀ Cu Ahkcw D]tbmKn¨p.

Fómð ]nknZy³ As´ym¡ybnð \nópw Ct¡m\ybnð \nópw sblqZòmÀ AhnsSsb¯n, H¯pIqSn ]pcpjmcs¯ hi¯m¡n s]utemkns\ Isñdnªp; Ah³ acn¨p Fóp hnNmcn¨n«p Ahs\ ]«W¯nóp ]pdt¯¡p Csg¨p Ifªp. Fómð injyòmÀ Ahs\ Npän\nð¡bnð Ah³ Fgptóäp ]«W¯nð sNóp; ]nsäómÄ _Àó_mknt\mSp IqsS sZÀº¡p t]mbn. ]pcmX\Ime¯v KemXy, ]nóoSv ep¡thm\y, HSphnð I¸tZmIy Fón \Kc§fpsS `mKambncpóp sZÀº. CXv Ct¡m\ybnð \nópw 60 ssað Zpc¯nð ØnXn sN¿póp. sZÀº ]«W¯nepw kphntijw Adnbn¨p ]escbpw injycm¡nb tijw AhÀ epkv{X, Ct¡m\y, ]nknZy³ As´ym¡y Fó ]«W§fnte¡p aS§ns¨óp, hnizmk¯nð \ne\nðt¡Ww Fópw \mw At\Iw Iã§fnðIqSn ssZhcmPy¯nð ISt¡ïXmIpóp Fópw {]t_m[n¸n¨p injyòmcpsS a\Êp Dd¸n¨p t]móp. AhÀ k`tXmdpw AhÀ¡p aq¸òmsc \nban¡bpw D]hkn¨pw {]mÀ°n¨pwsImïp X§Ä hnizkn¨ IÀ¯mhn¦ð Ahsc `ctaev]n¡bpw sNbvXp. AhÀ ]nknZybnð IqSn ISóp ]w^peybnð F¯n, t\cs¯ {]kwKn¡msX t]mb s]À¤bnð hN\w {]kwKn¨p. ]«W¯n\p]pd¯pÅ Hcp Ipón³ apIfnembn \nð¡pó t£{Xhpw AÀ¯nankv tZhnbpsS Bcm[\bpw s]À¤sb {]kn²am¡nbncpóp. tZhnbpsS \ma¯nð BZcthmsS AhÀ hmÀjnI DÕh§Ä BtLmjn¨p. s]À¤bnse \mWb§Ä tZhntbbpw AhfpsS t£{Xt¯bpw {]Xn\n[oIcn¨ncpóp. hnPbIcambn kphntij¯nsâ ZuXyw Cu \Kc¯nð ]qÀ¯nbm¡nb tijw At¸mktXmeòmÀ A¯sey¡p t]mbn.

BZy anj\dn bm{XbpsS Ahkm\w:
AhÀ AhnsS \nóp I¸ð Ibdn As´ym¡ybnte¡p t]mbn; X§Ä \nhÀ¯n¨ the¡mbn ssZhIr]bnð Ahsc `ctaev]n¨b¨Xp AhnsS \nóp Bbncpóphtñm. AhnsS F¯nbtijw k`sb Hcpan¨p Iq«n, ssZhw X§tfmSpIqsS Ccpóp sNbvXsXms¡bpw PmXnIÄ¡p hnizmk¯ns³d hmXnð Xpdóp sImSp¯Xpw Adnbn¨p. ]nsó Ah³ injyòmtcmSpIqsS Ipsd¡mew AhnsS ]mÀ¯p. hnip² ]utemknsâ BZy anjy\dnbm{X 46þ-48 F Bbncpóp Fóv IW¡m¡s¸Spóp.

Hómw sbdpitew kpóltZmkv:
tbiphnsâ injyòmÀ Ahsc \ntbmKn¨ ZuXyw Bcw`n¨t¸mÄ, AhÀ IÀ¯mhnð\nóv ]Tn¨ Imcy§tfbpw ]cnip²mßmhnð \nópÅ amÀ¤\nÀt±it¯bpw B{ibn¨ncpóp. hyàn]camb A`n{]mb¯nð\ntóm hymJym\¯nð\ntóm Adnhð\ntóm hnizmk]camb Imcy§fnð AhÀ Xocpam\§Ä Hópw FSp¯ncpónñ. AhÀ Ft¸mgpw IÀ¯mhnt\mSv {]mÀ°n¡pIbpw AhcpsS sFIyw Im¯pkq£n¡pIbpw sNbvXncpóp. Fñm Øe§fnepapÅ k`Ifpw AhbpsS t\Xm¡fpw hnizmk¯nð sFIy¯nsâ Bßmhv kwc£n¡m³ Ft¸mgpw {i²mep¡fmbncpóp. Fómð hnizmkhpambn _Ôs¸«v XÀ¡w DbÀót¸mÄ k`bpsS ]nXm¡òmÀ H¯ptNÀóv Hcp Iu¬knenð hyXymk§Ä ]cntim[n¨p.

BZys¯ anjy\dn bm{Xbv¡ptijw ]utemkpw _Àó_mkpw At´ymIybnse injyòmcpambn hfsc¡mew Xmakn¨p. blqZaX¯nð aX]cnhÀ¯\w \S¯nb ]ecpw {InkvXym\nIfmbn. Fómð AhÀ¡nSbnð Hcp ]pXnb kn²m´w BhnÀ`hn¨p. AXv Hcp Bibhn`P\¯n\v ImcWambn. hnPmXnbtcmSv {]kwKn¨hcpsS BØm\w At´ymIym Bbncpóp. blqZymbnð\nóv NneÀ At´ymIybnte¡v hóv \n§Ä tamsi Iev]n¨ BNmcw A\pkcn¨p ]cntÑZ\ Gð¡mªmð c£ {]m]n¸m³ IgnIbnñ Fóp ktlmZcòmsc D]tZin¨p. Fómð {InkvXp hnPmXnbÀ¡v c£bpsS hmXnð XpdópsImSp¯Xn\mð ]utemkn\pw _Àó_mkn\pw Cu `nóm`n{]mbt¯mSv henb hmZhpw XÀ¡hpw Dïmbncpóp. {InkvXphnsâ hnizkvX Zmkòmscó \nebnð kXy§sf HÁns¡mSp¡m³ AhÀ A\phZn¨nñ. Cu kwis¯¡pdn¨v BtemNn¡m³ ]utemkpw _Àó_mkpw aÁp Nnecpw At¸mkvtXmeòmcptSbpw aq¸òmcptSbpw ASpt¯¡v tbcpiteante¡v t]mIWsaóv At´ymIybnse k` Xocpam\n¨p.

A{]Imcw AhÀ s^mbv\o¡ybnepw iacybnepw IqSn ISóp bm{Xbmbn. AhÀ tbcpiteanð F¯nbt¸mÄ k`bpw At¸mkvtXmeòmcpw ap¸òmcpw Ahsc kzoIcn¨p. PmXnIfpsS am\km´chnhchpw ssZhw X§tfmSpIqsS Ccpóp sNbvXsXñmw AhÀ k`sb Adnbn¨p. ktlmZcòmÀ¡p almkt´mjw hcp¯n. Fómð ]coiòmcpsS Nne hn`mK§Ä Fgpt\Áp\nóv, hnPmXob aX]cnhÀ¯Isc ]cntÑZ\ sN¿Wsaópw tamibpsS \ymb{]amWw ]men¡m³ AhtcmSv Iev]n¡Wsaópw hmZn¨p. [rXKXnbnð Hcp Xocpam\saSp¡msX At¸mkvtXmeòmcpw aq¸òmcpw Hcp Iu¬knð hnfn¨phcp¯n. k`bnð _p²nap«pIÄ DïmIpt¼mÄ ]ckv]c D]tZi¯n\pw kzmX{´y¯n\mbpÅ t{]mÕml\¯n\pambn FIoIrX tbmK§fnð H¯ptNcm\pw, AhÀ ]ckv]cw a\Êv Adnbphm\pw k`bnse FñmhcptSbpw _lpam\mÀ°w At\ym\yw ssIIÄ iàns¸Sp¯m\papÅ Hcp \nÀt±iambncpóp AXv.

hfscb[nIw NÀ¨IÄ \S¡pIbpw Ccp]£hpw ]ckv]cw tIÄ¡pIbpw sNbvXtijw ]t{Xmkv FgptóÁp\nóv kpóltZmkns\ A`nkwt_m[\ sNbvXv {]kwKn¨p. hnPmXnbcpsS BZy^e§fmb sImÀóteymknt\bpw IpSpw_t¯bpw BZyw Xm³ apJ´ncw ssZhw kµÀin¨sX§s\sbóv ]cmaÀin¨v, lrZb§sf Adnbpóh\pw a\pjysc sXÁp IqSmsX hn[n¡m³ IgnhpÅh\pamb ssZhw \ap¡p XóXpt]mse AhÀ¡pw ]cnip²mßhns\ sImSp¯psImïp km£n \nóp Fóv kaÀ°n¨p. hnizmk¯mð AhcpsS lrZb§sf ip²oIcn¨Xn\mð \ap¡pw AhÀ¡pw X½nð Hcp hyXymkhpw sh¨n«nñ. BIbmð \½psS ]nXm¡òmÀ¡pw \ap¡pw Npa¸m³ Ignªn«nñm¯ \pIw injyòmcpsS Igp¯nð sh¸m³ \n§Ä Ct¸mÄ ssZhs¯ ]co£n¡póXp F´p? IÀ¯mhmb tbiphns³d Ir]bmð c£ {]m]n¡pw Fóp \mw hnizkn¡póXp t]mse Ahcpw hnizkn¡póp. blqZòmtcmSpw hnPmXnbtcmSpw bmsXmcp hyXymkhpanñmsX, hnizmk¯mð AhcpsS lrZb§sf ip²oIcn¨v kzmKXw sNbvXp; ]cntÑZ\ sN¿s¸Sm\pw \nbaw ]men¡m\pw Bhiys¸SmsX Ah\pambpÅ Iq«mbvabpsS ]Zhn \ðIn.

AXn\ptijw ]utemkpw _Àó_mkpw X§fpsS BZy anjy\dn bm{XbneqsS hnPmXncpsS CSbnð ssZhw sNbvX ASbmf§fpw AÛpX§fpw km£ys¸Sp¯n hnhcn¨p. hnPmXnbtcmSv {]kwKn¡pt¼mð ssZhIr]bneqsSbpÅ AÛpX§fneqsS AhÀ X§fpsS ZuXy¯n\p e`n¨ Fñm hnPb§fpw \nc¯n¡m«n. blqZ imkv{Xnamcpw A²ym]Icpw A]e]n¡pIbpw Zpjn¡bpw sNbvX Cu At¸mkvtXmeòmsc ssZhw _lpam\n¡pIbpw, A§s\ hnizkn¨ hnPmXobÀ¡v AwKoImchpw am\yXbpw e`n¨p. ssZhwXsó AhÀ¡pthïn hmZn¨t¸mÄ asÁmcp A`n`mjItâbpw Bhiyw AhÀ¡pïmbncpónñ. hnPmXnbcpsS ]cnhÀ¯\w Fñmw ]cnKWn¡s¸« Hcp AÛpXambncpóp. P\sañmw anïmXncpóp, ]utemknt\bpw _Àó_mknt\bpw {i²n¨p.

aÁpÅhscñmw kwkmcn¡póXv XoÀótijw sbdpiseanse k`bpsS A²y£\mbncpó hnip² bmt¡m_v At¸mkvtXme³ BZcthmsS kpóltZmkns\ A`nkwt_m[\ sNbvXv D]kwlmc {]kwKw \S¯n. "ktlmZcòmtc, Fsâ hm¡p tIÄ¡q' Fóp ]dªp. ]t{Xmknsâ {]kwKs¯ ]gb\nba¯nse {]hmNIòmÀ FgpXnbXpambn At±lw _Ôs¸Sp¯n. hnPmXnbcpsS CSbnð\nóv Ahsâ \ma¯n\pthïn Hcp P\Xsb Hcp¡póXn\v ssZhw BZyta {i²n¨ncpóp. Btamkv {]hmNIsâ {]hN\¯nð\nóv hnip² bmt¡m_v D²cn¨p. "Chbv¡ptijw Rm³ aS§nhcpw. A\´cw Rm³ ZmhoZns³d hoWpt]mb IqSmcw hoïpw ]Wnbpw; AXns³d iq\yinã§sf ]p\À\nÀ½n¨v AXns\ ]p\Øm]n¡pw; a\pjycnð tijn¨hcpw Fs³d \maw hnfn¨ncn¡pó kIe PmXnIfpw IÀ¯mhns\ At\zjn¡pw. ]ïpapXte Ch Adnbn¡pó IÀ¯mhv Acpfns¨¿póp.' (As¸m: {]hr¯nIÄ 15:17þ18) AXpsImïv hnPmXnbcpsS CSbnð\nóv ssZh¯n¦te¡v Xncnbpóhsc _p²nap«n¡cpXv, Fómð hn{Kl§fmð aen\amb Imcy§fnð\nópw hy`nNmc¯nð \nópw Igp¯psRcn¨v izmkw ap«n¨p sImó cà¯nð\nópw hn«p\nðt¡Ww Fóv AhÀ¡v FgpXWsaóv \njv¡Àjn¨p.

ImemIme§fmbn ssZhk`bpsS A\ptbmPyamb `cW\nÀÆlW¯n\pw hnizmkØncXbv¡pw sbdpitew kpóltZmkv amXrI Im«póp. GXp kab¯pw GXp hi¯p\nópw DÛhn¡pó hnizmkhn]coXs¯ sNdp¡póXn\v Fñmbvt¸mgpw ]cnip²mßmhv \bn¡pIbpw kwc£n¡pIbpw sN¿póp. kpóltZmkpIfpsS sFIyZmÀVyhpw HcpabpamWv CXv ssIhcn¡póXv.

{]Xn\n[nIfpsS XncsªSp¸v:
sbdpitew k`bpsS A[nImcnbmbncpó bmt¡m_nsâ \ymbhn[n At¸mkvtXmeòmcpw aq¸òmcpw apgph³ k`bpw AwKoIcn¨p. Iu¬knensâ hn[n I¯v ssIamdm\pw FñmbnS¯papÅ k`sb Adnbn¡m\pw ]utemknt\mSpw _Àó_mknt\mSpw H¸w At´ymIy, kndnb, knenjy FónhnS§fnte¡v Ahsc A\pKan¡m³ ktlmZcòmcnð {]apJcmb _Àó_mkv Fódnbs¸Spó bqZmknt\bpw ioemknt\bpw Iu¬knð \ma\nÀt±iw sNbvXp.

Iu¬knensâ I¯nsâ DÅS¡w:
As¸mkvXeòmcpw aq¸òmcmb ktlmZcòmcpw As´ym¡ybnepw kpdnbbnepw InenIybnepw PmXnIfnð \nóp tNÀó ktlmZcòmÀ¡p hµ\w. R§Ä Iev]\ sImSp¡msX NneÀ R§fpsS CSbnð \nóp ]pds¸«p \n§sf hm¡pIfmð {`an¸n¨p \n§fpsS lrZb§sf Ie¡n¡fªp Fóp tIÄ¡ sImïp R§Ä Nne ]pcpjòmsc XncsªSp¯p \½psS IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkvXphns³d \ma¯nóp thïn {]mWXymKw sNbvXhcmb \½psS {]nb _Àó_mtkmSpw s]utemtkmSpw IqsS \n§fpsS ASp¡ð Abt¡Ww Fóp R§Ä Hcpa\s¸«p \nÝbn¨p. BIbmð R§Ä bqZsbbpw ioemkns\bpw Ab¨ncn¡póp; AhÀ hmsamgnbmbpw CXp Xtó Adnbn¡pw. hn{KlmÀ¸nXw, càw, izmkw ap«n¨¯Xp, ]ckwKw Fónh hÀÖn¡póXp Bhiyw FóñmsX A[nIamb `mcw Hópw \n§fpsStað Npa¯cpXp Fóp ]cnip²mßmhnópw R§Ä¡pw tXmónbncn¡póp. Ch hÀÖn¨p kq£n¨psImïmð \óp; ip`ambncn¸n³.

A§s\ AhÀ bm{X]dªv As´ym¡ybnð sNóp k`sb Hcan¨p Iq«n hcp¯n teJ\w sImSp¯p. AhÀ Cu BizmkhN\w hmbn¨p AXnse t{]mÕml\w ImcWw kt´mjn¨p. bqZbpw ioemkpw {]hmNIòmÀ BIsImïp ]e hN\§fmepw ktlmZcòmsc {]t_m[n¸n¨p Dd¸n¨p. Ipsd\mÄ Xmakn¨tijw ktlmZcòmÀ Ahsc Ab¨hcpsS ASp¡te¡p kam[m\t¯msS ]dªb¨p. Fómð s]utemkpw _Àó_mkpw As´ym¡ybnð ]mÀ¯p aäp ]etcmSpw IqSn IÀ¯mhns³d hN\w D]tZin¨pw kphntijn¨pw sImïncpóp.

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