Geevarghese Gregorios of Parumala

Local nameTomb of Parumala Thirumeni
LocationPathanamthitta, India

Saint Geevarghese Mor Gregorios, popularly known as Parumala Thirumeni, was a Metropolitan of the Malankara Church. Parumala Thirumeni became the first person of Indian origin to be canonised as saint. In 1947, the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church declared Mar Gregorios as a saint, making him the first canonized Christian saint from India. In November 1987, the Syriac Orthodox Church canonized him as a saint.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geevarghese_Gregorios_of_Parumala

Address India

Coordinates 9°19'30.045" N 76°32'12.11" E

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