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Welcome to Saint Alphonsa's Church
Nagercoil
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| First Indian woman Saint |
Born |
August 19, 1910 |
Died |
July 28, 1946, Bharananganam |
Venerated in |
Roman Catholic Church |
Beatified |
Feb 8, 1986, Kottayam by Pope John Paul II |
Canonized |
Official announcement is on October 12, 2008 |
| A true flower of passion - her rise to Sainthood |
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Children at the convent school at Bharananganam were the first to report the favours they had received through intercession. |
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From the children devotion spread to Elders. |
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Hundreds of miraculaous cases have been reported. |
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Two were submitted to the Congregation for the causes of Saints as proof of her miraculous intercession. One of the miracles was the healing of a one-year-old boy, Jinil, who could not walk because of his club foot. Jinil began walking the very day his parents took him to the Sister's tomb for prayers. |
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Many cases of her intercession have been chronicled in the Magazine Passion Flower. |
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Her tomb has turned into a
great site of pilgrimage attracting thousands from far and near. |
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