Gregorios of Parumala


Gregorios of Parumala

(Geevargese Mar Gregorios)
Metropolitan of Niranam
BornGeevarghese
15 June 1848
Mulanthuruthy, Kerala, India
Died2 November 1902 (aged 54)
Parumala, Kerala, India
Venerated inSyriac Orthodox Church
Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church
Oriental Orthodox Christianity
Canonized2 November 1947 by Baselios Geevarghese II of Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church
20 October 1987 by Ignatius Zakka I of Syriac Orthodox Church
Major shrineSaint Peter and Saint Paul Orthodox Syrian Church, Parumala
Feast2 November
AttributesWearing a bishop's vestment, pectoral cross worn around his neck while holding an cross and crozier
PatronageParumala

Gregorios of Parumala (15 June 1848 – 2 November 1902), also known as Parumala Thirumeni (Bishop of Parumala) and Geevarghese Mar Gregorios, 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,[1] making him the first saint from India canonized by that church.[2] In November 1987, the Syriac Orthodox Church canonized him as a saint.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ "St. Gregorios Of Parumala – Metropolitan Geevarghese Mar Gregorios. |".
  2. ^ "St. Gregorios Of Parumala – Metropolitan Geevarghese Mar Gregorios. |". mosc.in. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Patriarchal Encyclical: Permitting additions to Diptychs in Malankara - Oct 20, 1987 and proclaiming saint". sor.cua.edu.
  4. ^ Singh, Kumar Suresh; India, Anthropological Survey of (2002). People of India. Anthropological Survey of India. ISBN 9788185938998.
  5. ^ Canonized Father's of Syriac Orthodox Church in India