| St. Alphonsa Muttathupandathu | |
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| First Indian woman saint | |
| Born | August 19, 1910 |
| Died | July 28, 1946, Bharananganam |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | February 8, 1986, Kottayam by Pope John Paul II |
| Canonized | Official announcement is on October 12, 2008 |
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St. A saint (from the Latin sanctus) is a human being to whom has been attributed (and who has generally demonstrated a high level of Holiness and Sanctity Bharananganam along the banks of Meenachil river near Palai town is a famous pilgrimage center in the Kottayam district of Kerala state Beatification (from Latin beatus, blessed via Greek μακάριος makarios) is a recognition accorded by the Catholic church WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> This article is about the town of Kottayam See Kottayam district also Pope Canonization is the act by which a particular Christian church declares a deceased person to be a Saint and is included in the canon or list of recognized saints The Calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a Liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more Saints Alphonsa Muttathupadathu (August 19, 1910 – July 28, 1946) is the the first Indian woman to be elevated to sainthood. Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A saint (from the Latin sanctus) is a human being to whom has been attributed (and who has generally demonstrated a high level of Holiness and Sanctity She was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1986 and decided as a saint by the pope Benedict XVI on March 1, 2008. Beatification (from Latin beatus, blessed via Greek μακάριος makarios) is a recognition accorded by the Catholic church Pope Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) A saint (from the Latin sanctus) is a human being to whom has been attributed (and who has generally demonstrated a high level of Holiness and Sanctity Pope Benedict XVI ( Latin: Benedictus PP XVI; Italian: Benedetto XVI; German: Benedikt XVI; born Joseph Alois Ratzinger Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The official declaration would be on October 12, 2008 as the date was decided at a meeting held in Vatican. Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common [1][2]
On February 8, 1986, almost 40 years after her death, Pope John Paul II beatified her at Kottayam. Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Pope WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> This article is about the town of Kottayam See Kottayam district also On June 1, 2007 Pope Benedict XVI authorised her canonization. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. She will be the first female saint from India and the second saint from India. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country In the 17th century, Saint Gonsalo Garcia, born in Vasai near Mumbai to an Indian mother and Portuguese father in 1556, was also declared a saint. Saint Gonsalo Garcia (1556–1597 is a Roman Catholic saint from India. Mumbai ( Marathi:,, IPA: formerly Bombay, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the financial [3]
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Early life
Born as Annakkutty in Kudamaloor, a rural village in Kottayam district, Kerala, India, to Joseph and Mary Muttathupadathu. A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet, but smaller than a Town or City. This article is about the District of Kottayam See Kottayam Town also Kerala ( Malayalam: {{Kerala in Malayalam}}; India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country She was baptized on August 27, 1910 at Saint Mary's Church in Kudamaloor under the patronage of Saint Anna. In Christianity, baptism ( Greek, "immersing" "performing Ablutions " is the ritual act with the use of water by which one is admitted Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Saint Anne (also Ann or Anna of David's house and line was the mother of the Virgin Mary, according to Christian tradition Anna's mother died when she was very young, so her maternal aunt raised her. Anna was educated by her great-uncle Father Joseph Muttathupadathu. When Anna was 3 years old, she contracted eczema and suffered from it for over a year. Eczema (from Greek έκζεμα) is a form of Dermatitis, or Inflammation of the Epidermis.
In 1916 she started school in Arpookara. Christianity is India's third-largest religion, with approximately 24 million followers constituting 2 Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings Malankara Church of India is the Christian church believed to be started by St The Syrian Malabar Nasrani people are an Ethnoreligious group from Kerala, India. This article addresses the Saint Thomas Christians and the various churches and denominations that form the Nasrani people. Malankara Metropolitan is the title of the head of Malankara Church of Kerala, India, believed to be started by St See also Syrian Malabar Nasrani Knanaya (Hebקנאים Malayalam ക്നാനായ Arقينان literally meaning "Knai people" are an The Synod of Diamper, held at Udayamperoor /Diamper ( Kerala, India) formally united the ancient Christian Church of the Malabar Coast Saint Thomas The Coonan Cross Oath was taken in 1653, by a group of Saint Thomas Christians, reacting to the persecution of their Church by the Portuguese colonials The Goa Inquisition was the office of the Inquisition acting in the Indian state of Goa and the rest of the Portuguese empire in Asia Thomas the Apostle, also called Judas Thomas, Doubting Thomas, or Didymus, was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. Saint Francis Xavier ( Konkani / Konknni: Sam Fransisku Xavier/ Sanv Fransisk Xavier Basque: San Frantzisko Xabierkoa Spanish: San Francisco Mother Teresa, Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, (born August 26, 1910 – September 5, 1997) was an Albanian ref>Spink Reginald Heber ( April 21, 1783 - April 3, 1826) was a Church of England bishop now remembered chiefly as a hymn-writer Blessed Kuriakose Elias Chavara was the co-founder and first prior-general of the Congregation of the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate and of the Congregation of the Henry Martyn ( 18 February, 1781 - 16 October 1812) was an Anglican priest and Missionary to the peoples of India George Edward Lynch Cotton ( October 29, 1813 – October 6, 1866) was an English and educator and churchman renowned for his connections William Carey may refer to William Carey (1761&ndash1834 an English Protestant missionary William Carey (c Biography Early life Groves was born in Newton Valance, Hampshire, England Hugh Findlay ( Newmilns, Ayrshire, Scotland, June 9, 1822 &ndash March 2, 1900 in Fish Haven Idaho Advent Christian Conference Anglican Church of India Apatani Christian Fellowship Apostolic Christian Assembly Chaldean Syrian Church is the name used for the Assyrian Church of the East in India. The Church of North India (CNI the dominant Protestant denomination in northern India is a United church established on 29 November 1970 by The Church of South India ( Abbreviation: CSI) is a union of many Protestant Denominations spread throughout South India. The Brethren are a Christian Evangelical Premillennial religious movement The Indian Pentecostal Church of God (IPC is the largest indigenous Pentecostal movement in India, with its headquarters at Hebron Kumbanad, Kerala The Jacobite Syrian Christian Church is the Malankara Archdiocese of the Syrian Orthodox Church in Kerala, India. Malabar Independent Syriac Church is also known as Thozhyur Sabah (church and Anjoor church The Mar Thoma Church is a Christian denomination from Kerala, the South Western State of India. The Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church (also known as the Malankara Orthodox Church, Orthodox Church of the East, Orthodox Syrian Church of the East, The Roman Catholic Church in India is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome. St Thomas Evangelical Church of India (STECI is an Evangelical, Episcopal denomination based in Kerala, India. The Syro-Malankara Catholic Church (also known as Malankara Syrian Catholic Church Malankara Syriac Catholic Church) The Syro-Malabar Catholic Church is a Chaldean Rite Major Archiepiscopal Church in Full communion with the Roman Catholic Church. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year She received First Communion on November 27, 1917. The First Communion (First Holy Communion is a Roman Catholic ceremony Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year In 1918 she transferred to the school in Muttuchira. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common In 1923 Anna was badly burned on her feet when she fell into a pit of burning chaff. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Chaff (tʃɑːf or /tʃæf/ depending on dialect &ndash both to rhyme with "half" is the inedible dry scaly protective casings of the seeds of Cereal grain, or This accident left her permanently disabled.
She arrived at the Poor Clares convent at Bharananganam on Pentecost 1927. The Order of Poor Ladies, also known as the Order of St Clare, the Poor Clares, the Poor Clare Sisters, the Clarisse, the Minoresses Bharananganam along the banks of Meenachil river near Palai town is a famous pilgrimage center in the Kottayam district of Kerala state Pentecost (πεντηκοστή, pentekostē, "the fiftieth day" is one of the prominent feasts in the Christian Liturgical year, celebrated the Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. She received the postulant's veil on August 2, 1928 and took the name Alphonsa. A Postulant (from the Latin postulare, to ask was originally one who makes a request or demand hence a candidate A veil is an article of clothing worn almost exclusively by women that is intended to cover some part of the head or Face. Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In May 1929 she entered the Malayalam High School at Vazhappally. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Not to be confused with the Malay language. Malayalam (മലയാളം malayāḷaṁ) is a Dravidian language used Her foster-mother died in 1930. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
On May 19, 1930 she received her religious habit at Bharananganam. Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Three days later she resumed her studies at Changanacherry, while working as a temporary teacher at the school at Vakakkad. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Changanacherry is a town and a Municipality in Kottayam district in the state of Kerala On August 11, 1931 she joined the novitiate. Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Novitiate, alt noviciate, is the period of training and preparation that a Novice (or prospective) monastic or member She took her permanent vows on August 12, 1936. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Two days later she returned to Bharananganam from Changanacherry.
She taught elementary school, but was often sick and unable to teach.
Health declines
In December 1936 she was reportedly cured from her ailments through the intervention of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux and Blessed Kuriakose Elias Chavara, but on June 14, 1939 she was struck by a severe attack of double-pneumonia, which left her weakened. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A saint (from the Latin sanctus) is a human being to whom has been attributed (and who has generally demonstrated a high level of Holiness and Sanctity Blessed Kuriakose Elias Chavara was the co-founder and first prior-general of the Congregation of the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate and of the Congregation of the Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pneumonia is an inflammatory illness of the Lung. Frequently it is described as lung Parenchyma / alveolar inflammation and abnormal On October 18, 1940, a thief stumbled into her room in the middle of the night. Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This traumatic event caused her to suffer amnesia, and weakened her again. Amnesia (from Greek) is a condition in which Memory is disturbed
Her health continued to deteriorate over a period of months. She received extreme unction on September 29, 1941. Anointing of the Sick is the ritual anointing of a sick person and is a Sacrament of the Catholic Church. Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The next day she regained her memory, though not complete health. Her health improved over the next few years, until in July 1945 she developed a stomach problem that caused vomiting. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Vomiting (also called throwing up, emesis) is the forceful expulsion of the contents of one's Stomach through the Mouth and sometimes the [4].
Death
She died on July 28, 1946, aged 35. Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. She is buried at Bharananganam, South India in the Diocese of Palai. Bharananganam along the banks of Meenachil river near Palai town is a famous pilgrimage center in the Kottayam district of Kerala state South India is the area encompassing India 's states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu as well as the union Pala (also written as Palai ( Malayalam: പാലാ is a Municipal Town in the eastern hilly areas of Kottayam district in the
Posthumously
Her tomb in Bharananganam has become a pilgrimage site these days as miracles have reported by some devotees. For the New York prison see The Tombs. A Tomb is a repository for the remains of the dead. In Religion and Spirituality, a pilgrimage is a long journey or Search of great Moral significance [5] The miracle attributed to her intercession and approved by Vatican for the canonization was the healing of club foot of an infant in 1999. A clubfoot, or talipes equinovarus (TEV is a Birth defect.TEV is classified into 2 groups Postural TEV or Structural TEV [6][7]
Beatification
On December 2, 1953, Eugène-Gabriel-Gervais-Laurent Cardinal Tisserant inaugurated the diocesan process for her beatification. Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Eugène-Gabriel-Gervais-Laurent Tisserant ( March 24, 1884 &mdash February 21, 1972) was a French Cardinal of the Roman Pope John Paul II formally approved a miracle attributed to her intercession and Alphonsa was declared Servant of God on 9 July 1985 and she became known as Venerable Sister Alphonsa. Pope Servant of God is a title given to certain people in several different Religions but in general usage the phrase "servant of God" is used as a description of a person Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) The Venerable is used as a style or epithet in several Christian churches. She was beatified along with Kuriakose Elias Chavara at Kottayam. Blessed Kuriakose Elias Chavara was the co-founder and first prior-general of the Congregation of the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate and of the Congregation of the
References
- ^ Sister Alphonsa to be declared saint. NDTV.
- ^ Pope Announces Canonisation of India's First Native Woman Saint. Vatican Radio.
- ^ Female Indian saint of the Roman Catholic Church. BLiTZ.
- ^ Malayala Manorama News articles about Sister Alphonsa, Kottayam, March 2, 2008
- ^ Sister Alphonsa's canonisation date to be decided on March 1. The Hindu.
- ^ Malayala Manorama News Story, March 7, 2008. Malayala Manorama.
- ^ A life of suffering, Sep 02, 2007. The Hindu.
External links
- The official website of Sister Alphonsa
- Photographs associated with Blessed Alphonsa
- Pope Clears Way for Blessed Alphonsa's Canonization - June 2, 2007
- Alphonsa of India at Patron Saint Index
- Shrine of Blessed Alphonsa
- Pope John Paul II On Blessed Alphonsa of India
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