Chavara Kuriakose Elias: Leaders of Kerala Renaissance
Key Takeaway
Saint Chavara Kuriakos Elias was a great social reformer, educator, publisher, and visionary.
Chavara Kuriakose Elias: Leaders of Kerala Renaissance(12)
| Item | Detail |
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| Basic FactsBirth | February 10, 1805, Kainakary, Alappuzha |
| Family | Parents โ Iko(Kuriakose)Chavara & Mariam Thoppil |
| Nicknames | Father of literacy in Kerala, Daivadasan,เดเดพเดตเดฑเดฏเดเตเดเตป |
| Founder | First Catholic Sanskrit School, Mannanam(1846).CMI Church(Carmelites of Mary Immaculate)in 1831 |
| EstablishedFirst Printing Press in Kerala without foreign support | Mannanam(Kottayam) |
| Status of Venerable | 1984(by Pope John Paul II) |
| Beatified on(เดตเดพเดดเตเดคเตเดคเดชเตเดชเตเดเตเด) | February 8, 1986(by Pope John Paul II) |
| Canonized in(เดตเดฟเดถเตเดฆเตเดงเดจเดพเดฏเดฟ) | November 23, 2014(by Pope Francis, St Peters Square) |
| Commemorative feast | January 3 |
| Death | January 3,1871 |
| Tomb | Mannanam |
| Books | Atmanutapam(เดเดคเตเดฎเดพเดจเตเดคเดพเดชเด),Nalagamagal(เดจเดพเดณเดพเดเดฎเดเตเดเตพ;Autobiography),Marana Parvam(เดฎเดฐเดฃเดชเตผเดตเตเดตเด),Dhyanasallapangal(เดงเตเดฏเดพเดจเดธเดฒเตเดฒเดพเดชเดเตเดเตพ),Oru Nalla Appante Chavarukal(เดเดฐเต เดจเดฒเตเดฒ เด เดชเตเดชเดจเตเดฑเต เดเดพเดตเดฐเตเตพ),Anathasyayudae Rakthasakshyam (เด เดจเดธเตเดคเดพเดธเตเดฏเดฏเตเดเต เดฐเดเตเดคเดธเดพเดเตเดทเตเดฏเด;ย เดตเดเตเดเดฟเดชเตเดชเดพเดเตเดเตย ย โ เดจเดคเตเดจเตเดจเดค เดตเตเดคเตเดคเด),Syro Malabar Sabhayude Calendar(เดธเตเดฑเต เดฎเดฒเดฌเดพเตผ เดธเดญเดฏเตเดเต เดเดฒเดฃเตเดเตผ) |
Priesthood
He joined the seminary in the year 1818 in Pallipuram under the rectorship of Father Thoma Palackal.
He was ordained on November 29, 1829, at Arthunkal and presided over the Holy Qurbana(Eucharist)for the first time at Chennamkary Parish Church in Alappuzha.
He along with the co-founders Palakkal Thomas Mappila(เดชเดพเดฒเดเตเดเตฝ เดคเตเดฎเดธเต เดฎเดพเดชเตเดชเดฟเดณ)& Porukara Thomas Kathanar(เดชเตเดฑเตเดเดฐ เดคเตเดฎเดธเต เดเดคเตเดคเดจเดพเตผ)founded theCarmelite of Mary Immaculate(CMI)on May 11, 1831,for men and in collaboration with Father Leopold Beccaro, founded theSisters of Congregation of the Mother of Carmel(CMC), in 1866for women.
CMI & CMC were the first native religious congregation for men and women in India.
First monastery of CMI congregation in India โCMI(Mannanam, 1831).
He became thefirst Vicar General for the Syro- Malabar Catholic Church in 1861.
Efforts in the field of Education
Father of literacy in Kerala.Founder of the first Catholic Sanskrit School in Kerala(1846).A teacher from Thrissur warrier community was brought to teach children Sanskrit.First to introduce the system called โA school along with every churchโ(1864)which was successful in making free education available for everyone. Thus schools in Kerala are also called โpallikudamโ(โPalliโ means church).Founded schools for all weaker sections of the system regardless of caste.He built a school near Arpookaraย village of Kottayam for the lower caste people.Also responsible for introducing lunch in schools, a practice later adopted by the Rulers of Travancore.
Pidiyari System(2)
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Name | St. Joseph Press |
| The first book published from Mannanam printing press established by Chavara Kuriakose Elias | Jnanapeeyusham(เดเตเดเดพเดจ เดชเตเดฏเตเดทเด) |
Museums
Chavara National Museum, Vazhakulam.Chavara Museum and Art Gallery, AlappuzhaSt. Chavara Kuriakose Elias Museum, Koonammavu.St. Chavara Museum, Archives and Research Centre, Mannanam.
Works on Saint Chavara Kuriakose Elias(4)
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Akashadeepangal Sakshi | John Antony.A Pearl Truly Indian(A Brief Biography on Blessed Kuriakose Elias Chavara)โ F.R |
| Chavara Achan: Oru Rekha Cithram | K.C. Chacko |
| Blessed Chavara: The Star of the East(Biography) | Fr.ย Z.M. Moozhur |
| Jeevitham Thanne Sandesham: Vishudha Chavarayuda Jeevitham(Biography) | M.K. Sanu |
๐SideNotes(3)
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Father of Printing | Johannes Gutenberg |
| First To Establish Printing Press in India | Father Gasper Caleza |
| The former name of Deepika Newspaper | Nasrani Deepika(เดจเดธเตเดฐเดพเดฃเดฟ เดฆเตเดชเดฟเด) |