Kuriakose Elias Chavara
Kuriakose Elias Chavara, CMI (10 February 1805 – 3 January 1871) was an Indian Syro-Malabar Catholic priest, religious, philosopher and social reformer. He is the first canonised Catholic male saint of Indian origin and was a member of the Syro-Malabar Church, an Eastern Catholic church.
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| Born | 10 February 1805 Kainakary, Kuttanad, Kingdom of Travancore, British Raj (now in Alappuzha district, Kerala, India) |
| Died | 3 January 1871 (aged 65) Koonammavu, Kingdom of Cochin, British Raj (now in Ernakulam, Kerala, India) |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 8 February 1986, Kottayam by Pope John Paul II |
| Canonized | 23 November 2014, Rome by Pope Francis |
| Major shrine | St. Joseph's Church, Mannanam, St.Philomena's Forane Church, Koonammavu |
| Feast | 18 February (Roman Latin Catholic Church) 3 January (Syro-Malabar Church) |
| Influences | Palackal Thoma |
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He was the co-founder and first prior general of the first congregation for men in the Syro-Malabar Church, the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (CMI), and of a similar one for women, the Congregation of the Mother of Carmel (CMC).
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