Pope Francis makes Kerala nun a Saint |
In the Canonisation ceremony held at the Vatican City in Rome on Sunday, Pope Francis declared Kerala nun Mariam Thresia as a saint. The Eucharistic celebration was held at St. Peter`s Square and was attended by members of the congregation from Kerala. Mariam Thresia was a native of Kerala`s Thrissur district and is the founder of the Congregation of the Holy Family, which is now part of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church. Mariam Thresia started the congregation in 1914 with the help of three friends. Thresia was declared Blessed in April 2000 by the then Pope John Paul II. Mariam Thresia is the fourth person from Kerala to be elevated to sainthood.
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