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Saint Alphonsa
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Saint Alphonsa
Born
19 August 1910
Died
28 July 1946 (aged 35)
Venerated in
Catholic Church
Beatified
1986
Canonized
12 October 2008, Vatican Cityby Pope Benedict XVI
Major shrine
St. Mary's Syro-Malabar Church, Bharananganam, Kerala, India.
Feast
28 July (Syro-Malabar)
Attributes
Syrian Catholic saint
Patronage
Against illness
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Saint Thomas Christians
മാർത്തോമാ നസ്രാണികൾ
Alternate names
Nasrani · Mar Thoma Nasrani · Syrian Christians
History
Saint Thomas · Thomas of Cana · Mar Sabor and Mar Proth · Tharisapalli plates · Synod of Diamper · Coonan Cross Oath
Religion
Ancient crosses · Churches · Shrines ·Liturgical language · Church music
Prominent persons
Abraham Malpan · Paremmakkal Thoma Kathanar · Kayamkulam Philipose Ramban ·Kuriakose Elias Chavara · Mar Thoma I ·Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly · Sadhu Kochoonju Upadesi · Kariattil Mar Ousep ·Geevarghese Mar Dionysius of Vattasseril ·Gheevarghese Mar Gregorios of Parumala ·Geevarghese Mar Ivanios · Saint Alphonsa ·Yeldho Mar Baselios · Euphrasia Eluvathingal · Thoma of Villarvattom
Culture
Margam Kali · Parichamuttukali · Cuisine ·Suriyani Malayalam v t e Saint Alphonsa (19 August 1910 to 28 July 1946) was a Syro-Malabar Catholic Franciscan nun who is now honoured as a saint.Sister Alphonsa became the first native Indian to be canonized In 2008. She is the first woman of Indian origin to be canonised as a saint by the Catholic Church , the second saint to be canonized in India and the first canonised saint of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, an Eastern Catholic Church of the Saint Thomas Christian community.
Contents
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1 Life
1.1 Early life
1.2 Sister Alphonsa
1.3 Health decline
2 Death
3
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the 1952 film, see Alphonsa (film).
This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (February 2014)
Saint Alphonsa
Born
19 August 1910
Died
28 July 1946 (aged 35)
Venerated in
Catholic Church
Beatified
1986
Canonized
12 October 2008, Vatican Cityby Pope Benedict XVI
Major shrine
St. Mary's Syro-Malabar Church, Bharananganam, Kerala, India.
Feast
28 July (Syro-Malabar)
Attributes
Syrian Catholic saint
Patronage
Against illness
Part of a series on
Saint Thomas Christians
മാർത്തോമാ നസ്രാണികൾ
Alternate names
Nasrani · Mar Thoma Nasrani · Syrian Christians
History
Saint Thomas · Thomas of Cana · Mar Sabor and Mar Proth · Tharisapalli plates · Synod of Diamper · Coonan Cross Oath
Religion
Ancient crosses · Churches · Shrines ·Liturgical language · Church music
Prominent persons
Abraham Malpan · Paremmakkal Thoma Kathanar · Kayamkulam Philipose Ramban ·Kuriakose Elias Chavara · Mar Thoma I ·Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly · Sadhu Kochoonju Upadesi · Kariattil Mar Ousep ·Geevarghese Mar Dionysius of Vattasseril ·Gheevarghese Mar Gregorios of Parumala ·Geevarghese Mar Ivanios · Saint Alphonsa ·Yeldho Mar Baselios · Euphrasia Eluvathingal · Thoma of Villarvattom
Culture
Margam Kali · Parichamuttukali · Cuisine ·Suriyani Malayalam v t e Saint Alphonsa (19 August 1910 to 28 July 1946) was a Syro-Malabar Catholic Franciscan nun who is now honoured as a saint.Sister Alphonsa became the first native Indian to be canonized In 2008. She is the first woman of Indian origin to be canonised as a saint by the Catholic Church , the second saint to be canonized in India and the first canonised saint of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, an Eastern Catholic Church of the Saint Thomas Christian community.
Contents
[hide]
1 Life
1.1 Early life
1.2 Sister Alphonsa
1.3 Health decline
2 Death
3