Commemorations

Mar Dioscorus, was born, in Alexandria, in Egypt. Other details of his birth, parenthood, childhood, education is not available. Dioscoros served as the dean of the Catechetical School of Alexandria, and was the personal secretary of St. Cyril of Alexandria, whom he accompanied to the Council of Ephesus in 431. He eventually rose to the position Read more

Yuyakkim Mar Koorilose was born in the Hbab village of Turkey in February 1810, as the son of ‘Malkibar Israel’. He was called in childhood, as Yuyakkim (Joachim). He had 5 brothers named Elia, Israel, Mordechai, Zakariah, and Gabriel and two sisters named Satta and Hedna.  He was ordained a Deacon Read more

Augustine of Hippo was one of the great Church Fathers of the fourth century, a renowned theologian and prolific writer, and a skilled preacher and rhetorician. St. Augustine is respected in the Orthodox Church only as a teacher, because of his wonderful defense of the Church’s teachings against the various heresies of his Read more

H.G Paret Mar Ivanios was a Metropolitan Of Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church and was born on 19th January 1888. His parents were Mathew Valiyaparet and Achamma Kizhakkel, Puthuppally. He specialized in Theology at the Old Seminary as well as at Bishop’s College, Calcutta. He was ordained as the Deacon on Read more

Moses, the Black, also known as Moses, the strong was an Ethiopian by race was an ascetic monk and priest, and a notable Desert Father, who lived in Egypt during the fourth century. Since He was black of skin he was called ‘Murin’ (meaning “like an Ethiopian”). He was a servant or slave Read more

His Grace was born to Mr. K. T. Thomas and Mrs. Aleyamma Thomas on the 3rd of April, 1938 in Kizhakkethalackal family at Puthencavu, Chengannur, Alappuzha Dist. He was the grandson of Kizhakkethalackal Thoma Kathanar and the nephew of the late Geevarghese Mar Philoxenos (Puthencavil Kochuthirumeni), His Grace thus inherited Read more