Blessed Kuriakose Elias Chavara was the co-founder and first prior-general of the Congregation of the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate and of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Mother of Carmel. He was also known as Cyriac Elias Chavara. The Carmelites OF Mary Immaculate is an Eastern Catholic religious order for men. ...

Blessed Chavara was born on February 10, 1805 at Kainakary (Kerala, India). His parents were Iko (Kuriakose) Chavara and Mariam Thoppil. He was baptized on February 17 1805 at Chennankari Parish Church in Alappuzha. He attended the village school under the guidance of a Hindu teacher. There he studied language and elementary sciences. He entered the seminary in 1818 in Pallipuram where Thomas Palackal was the Rector. He was ordained on November 29, 1829 at Arthunkal and first celebrated the Divine Liturgy at Chennankari Church. Blessed is a dancehall album by Jamaican musician Beenie Man, released in 1995 (see 1995 in music). ... February 10 is the 41st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...   (IPA: ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of southwestern India. ... February 17 is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Church Alappuzha, also known as Alleppey, is a town in Alappuzha District of Kerala state of southern India. ... 1818 (MDCCCXVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar. ... Pallipuram (76 10E; 11 8N) is a tiny sleepy village in Palakkad District of Kerala, south India. ... This article is about the sacrament. ... November 29 is the 333rd (in leap years the 334th) day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1829 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The Divine Liturgy is the common term for the Eucharistic service of the Byzantine tradition of Christian liturgy. ...

The congregation of the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (C.M.I.) was started by Father Thomas Palackal, Father Thomas Porukara and Blessed Chavara. They were assisted by Brother Jacob Kanianthara. The foundation for the first monastery at Mannanam was laid on May 11, 1831. Father Thomas Palackal and Father Thomas Porukara died in 1841 and 1846 respectively. May 11 is the 131st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (132nd in leap years). ... Leopold I 1831 (MDCCCXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1841 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

Blessed Chavara became Prior General of the Congregation in 1855. He became Vicar-general for the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church in 1861. He defended ecclesial unity which was threatened by schism by the consecration by Tomas Rochos of Nestorian bishops. He worked to renew the faith in Malabar. He was a man of prayer with a devotion to the Eucharist and the Virgin Mary. He died on January 3, 1871 at Koonammavu, India of natural causes. In 1889 his body was transferred to the chapel of Saint Joseph's Monastery, Mannanam (Kerala, India). Because of his sanctity and the blessings showered of upon those who seek intercession of him, Mannanam has become a pilgrim centre. Hundreds of people come to the tomb of Blessed Chavara every Saturday. 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Syro-Malabar Catholic Church is a Major Archiepiscopal Eastern Rite Church sui iuris with historical ties to the Chaldean Catholic Church in communion with the Church of Rome. ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The term Nestorianism is eponymous, even though the person who lent his name to it always denied the associated belief. ... Bekal Fort Beach, Kerala Malabar (Malayalam: മലബാര്‍ ) is a region of southern India, lying between the Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea, and comprising the northern half of the state of Kerala. ... January 3 is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1871 (MDCCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...   (IPA: ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of southwestern India. ... // Christianity In Christian practice, intercessory prayer is the act of one person praying for or on behalf of another person or situation. ...

He was beatified, along with Blessed Alphonsa on February 8, 1986 by Pope John Paul II at Kottayam, India. His memorial is celebrated on January 3 with great devotion and solemnity every year. In Catholicism, beatification (from Greek μακαριος, makarios) is a recognition accorded by the church of a dead persons accession to Heaven and capacity to intercede on behalf of individuals who pray in their name (intercession of saints). ... Blessed Alphonsa Muttathupadathu was born on August 19, 1910 in Kudamaloor rural village near Kottayam (Kerala, India) to Joseph and Mary Muttathupadathu. ... February 8 is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Coat of Arms of Pope John Paul II. The Letter M is for Mary, the mother of Jesus, to whom he held strong devotion Pope John Paul II (Latin: ), (Italian: Giovanni Paolo II), born   (May 18, 1920 – April 2, 2005) reigned as Pope of the Roman Catholic Church from October... For the district with the same name, see Kottayam District. ... January 3 is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

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• Blessed Kuriakose Elias Chavara at Catholic-Forum