The one and only Abraham Mor Clemis Metropolitan; life story powerful leader of Knanaya samudayam

'Qoober neethy Hakeemo Abraham Mor Clemis: The 'Great Metropolitan of the East' (born as Abraham, 1918-2002) was the Senior Metropolitan and Malankara Metropolitan (1957-58) of all Syriac Orthodox Church. He was in charge of Knanaya Syrian Jacobite Archdiocese based at Mor Aphrem Seminary, Chingavanam, Keralam( The Headquarters of Knanaya Syrian Jacobite)
Mor Clemis Abraham did his primary education at the Vaikom Town Government Lower Primary School. His secondary education was in MS Higher Secondary School, Ranni in 1934 and later joined St. Mary's High School in Aluva. He passed his Pre Degree from CMS College Kottayam and joined St. Xavier's College, Palayamkottai for Bachelor of Arts. He did his Masters in Political Science from Annamalai University, studied Syriac and Theology Studies at the Theological Seminary in Mosul. In 1960 he obtained Masters in Divinity from Union Theological Seminary in New York City, United States of America.
In 1982, He was conferred the title Qooberneeyto Hakeemo (wise captain) by Patriarch H.E. Mor Ignatius Zakka I.
In 1992, Established a school named after himself: Clemis School and Junior College, Chingavanm, Kottayam, Kerala.
He has conferred the title Great Metropolitan of the East by Patriarch Mor Ignatius Zakka I in 1989
He had an audience with the Pope of Rome at the Vatican on July 29, 1960, and on May 14 and in 1980, Mor Clemis visited the Pope again at the Vatican with Patriarch Mor Ya`qub III