St. Alphonsa of the Immaculate Conception
First woman of Indian origin to be canonized.
Feast: July 28
1910-1946
Saints & Blesseds
Holy Men & Women
Our Cloud of Witnesses
The Syro-Malabar Church has been blessed with remarkable men and women who lived heroic virtue. Their lives inspire and intercede for us today.
Saints
Blesseds
Bl. Kuriakose Elias Chavara
Saint Kuriakose Elias Chavara (1805–1871) was an Indian Catholic priest, philosopher, and social reformer. Revered as the first canonized male saint of Indian origin, he revolutionized education in Kerala by championing education for marginalized castes and opening the doors of learning to all
Feast: January 3
1805–1871
Bl. Mariam Thresia Chiramel
Saint (formerly Blessed) Mariam Thresia Chiramel Mankidiyan (1876–1926) was an Indian Syro-Malabar Catholic mystic, social reformer, and the founder of the Congregation of the Holy Family. Born in Puthenchira, Kerala, she dedicated her life to helping the destitute, nursing the sick, and ministering to families facing poverty or addiction
Feast: June 8
1876–1926
Bl. Euphrasia Eluvathingal
Euphrasia Eluvathingal (born Rosa Eluvathingal; 17 October 1877 – 29 August 1952) was an Indian Carmelite nun of the Syro-Malabar Church , which is an Eastern Catholic Church in Kerala. Euphrasia is said to have had a vision of the Holy Family, at which point the illness she had long felt ceased.
Feast: August 29
1877–1952
The Journey
The Path to Sainthood
The Church's canonisation process is a rigorous, prayerful discernment of a person's life of heroic virtue and miraculous intercession.
Step 1
Servant of God
The diocesan investigation into a person's virtuous life opens, beginning the formal cause for beatification.
Step 2
Venerable
The Pope declares the person practised heroic virtue, confirming a life of holiness worthy of deeper examination.
Step 3
Blessed
A verified miracle attributed to the candidate's intercession is confirmed, and beatification is proclaimed.
Step 4
Saint
A second miracle is confirmed after beatification, and the Pope canonises the person for universal veneration.
“Lord, may the example of your saints inspire us to live lives of holiness, and may their intercession protect us on our journey toward you. Through the prayers of the holy men and women of the Syro-Malabar Church, draw us ever closer to your heart.”
— Prayer of the Syro-Malabar Faithful
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