Geevarghese Mar Severios was the first Metropolitan of the Knanaya diocese. He was born on 12 November 1851 to Fr. Cherian Philipose of the Edavazhickal family, the vicar of Kottayam Valiyapally, and Kunjachi. After his primary education Geevarghese prepared to become a priest. He was ordained deacon on 10 August Read more…
Shemvun Mar Athanasius came from Antioch to the Church in India after the historic Mulanthuruthy Synod of 1876. He belonged to the Turab’din region in South East Turkey. He was pious & prayerful person, he taught orthodoxy to the clergy and faithful, staying at Puthenpally Church in Kottayam. There was Read more…
H.G. Augen Mar Dionysius Thirumeni was a great spiritual leader, a versatile genius and a rising sun of the Malankara Orthodox Church in India. In his short span of lifetime, he could make an indelible impression in the hearts of the mass. His life was a life of prayer and service Read more…
Yuyakim Mar Ivanios Metropolitan was born in 1858, son of Korah, in the ‘Karottuveetil house’ Kandanad. He learned Syriac, canons and beliefs of the Church under the disciplined training of Konat Geevarghese Mar Julios. He was a Sanskrit scholar too. He received his deaconship from Shemavoon Mar Dionysius on 6 Read more…
HH Baselios Marthoma Didymus I was the 7th Catholicos of the East and the 20th Malankara Metropolitan (Primate of the Malankara Church of India) from 2005 to 2010. He was 117th in the lineage of Catholicos of the East in the Apostolic throne of St. Thomas. Thomas C T was born on 29 October 1921 to Read more…
St. Helena, (Flavia Iulia Helena) the mother of St. Constantine the Great, was probably born at Drepanum (later named as Helenopolis, by her Emperor son) in Asia Minor to Greek/Turkish, Christian parents of humble, low social means. Some tradition says she was born in the city of Raha (Edessa). They Read more…
The Malankara Indian Orthodox Church commemorates the Four Evangelists or Gospel Writers and all Fathers of the 3 Ecumenical Synods on May 20. The Gospel writers who bring the Good News of Our Lord, God, and Saviour Jesus Christ and those saintly fathers of the Three Ecumenical Synods who courageously defended and zealously Read more…
Punnathra Mar Dionysius III, was born as Kurien in 1785 in the well-known Punnathara family, Kottayam. Soon after his ordination he was appointed as a priest in his home parish Kallumkathra. As a representative of his parish he attended several meetings connected with the establishment of the Syrian Seminary. It was his Read more…
Yuhanon Mar Severios Metropolitan, was born as the youngest son of the five children of Narimattathil Varghese Avira and Mariamma, in St Thomas parish of Thrikothamangalam, Puthupally, on 14 January 1920. Yuhanon (Kunjkunj), as he was known had his preliminary schooling in Thrikothamangalam Vadkekara primary School. He had developed a Read more…
Mar Thoma V was born in Pakalomattom family, one of the oldest families in Kerala and he was known as Ouseph (Joseph). By 1727, Mar Thoma IV fell sick. So, the leaders of the Malankara Orthodox Church selected a successor for him. He was consecrated as Mar Thoma V, without the presence of any foreign bishops. On 24 Read more…