Mor Ignatius Elias III, the second son of Chorepiscopa Abraham and Maryam, was born in Mardin, Turkey. Nasri, as was his Christian name, had four brothers and three sisters. After the death of his mother, he was taken care of by his elder sister Helena. He worked as a shoemaker Read more
His Grace Mathews Mar Epiphanios was born in Chenkulam, near Kollam on November 25, 1928. He was the elder son of Mr. M. Kurikeshu and Mrs. Sosamma, Koottarazhikathu Puthenveedu, Chenkulam. Thirumeni spent the majority of his childhood days at his maternal house in Vengoor. Thirumeni undertook his elementary education in Read more
Mar Abo hailed from Nineveh, now in Iraq. He travelled through a number of places and reached Kollam. He was soon held in high esteem by the people from all walks of life due to his moral and spiritual conduct. He spread the gospel of God through his spiritual discourses Read more
Severios was one of the Great, Celebrated Father, Teacher, Patriarch and ‘Crown of the Syrians – (togho dsuryoye’) of the Oriental Churches. He was born into an affluent family in the city of Sozopolis of Pisidia in AD 465. His father was a council senator of the city. His paternal Read more
Mar Kauma, a 5th century saint stands as a luminous star, in the heavenly abode of Saints and Prophets. He was also known as St. Shemvun Qaumo Abilo. His strenuous ways of life and consistency in faith for God has bought him the title ‘the angel of earth’. The word Read more
Pathrose Mar Osthathios a great missionary and social reformist was born on 20 June 1886 as the ninth and youngest child to pious and devout Cherian Puravathen and Kunjumariamma of Mookencheril family in Tripunithura. His childhood pet name was Kochupilla. After his initial preliminary education under Chandy Aashan and Pailey Read more
Paulose (Kunji paulos) was born on 23 January 1869, Angamaly. His parents were Mathai of Thekkekkara family, Ayyampally and Annamma of Pynadath family, Akapparambu. He had three sisters and two brothers. He was baptised as Paulose at the Mar Sabor Mar Afroth Church, Akaparambu and spent his early childhood at Read more
His Holiness Moran Mar Baselios Marthoma Mathews II (30 January 1915 – 26 January 2006) was the Supreme Primate of Indian Orthodox Church. He was the sixth Catholicos of the East, nineteenth Malankara Metropolitan and Eighty ninth successor to the Holy Apostolic Throne of St. Thomas. His Holiness was Giant Read more
Mar Thoma VIII was the 8th Metropolitan of the Malankara Church, from 1809 to 1816 and 103rd Successor to the Holy Apostolic Throne of St. Thomas. When Mar Thoma VII was bed- ridden and seriously ill at Kandanad, he called one of his relative Pakalomattom Thoma Kathanar to his bed side. Thoma Read more
HG Eusebios Thirumeni was born on 16 June 1931. He was the fourth son of P G Thomas and Saramma Thomas, Puthenparampil, Naranganam, Kozhenchery. ‘Baby’ as he was called by his family and Philipose Thomas by his friends, became, ‘Philipose Mar Eusebius’ when he was consecrated as Bishop. He studied at Read more