Antony Thachuparambil
Servant of God Antony Thachuparambil | |
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![]() Mural of Antony Thachuparambil at Kottat Church, Chalakudy, Kerala | |
Church | Syro-Malabar Catholic Church |
Personal details | |
Born | (1894-12-08)8 December 1894 Kottat, Thrissur District, Kerala, India |
Died | 9 June 1963(1963-06-09) (aged 68) Chelakkara, Thrissur district |
Occupation | Catholic priest |
Antony Thachuparambil (8 December 1894 – 9 June 1963), popularly known as "the Missionary of Chelakkara" was an Indian Syro-Malabar Catholic priest and social reformer who worked in Chelakkara, Thrissur District, Kerala, India.[1] A candidate for sainthood, he was declared a Servant of God by the Holy See in 2009.
Early years
Antony Thachuparambil was born on 8 December 1894 in Kottat, a suburban village of Chalakudy in Kerala to Poulose and Rosa.[1] He had his early schooling in Chalakudy Government High School and college education in St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli. He continued his pastoral education at Mary Matha Major Seminary, Thrissur and was ordained on 22 Dec 1924.[1][2]
Social career
Thachuparambil started his career in 1928 as the first Chaplain of Chelakkara, a backward forest area in Thrissur.[3] There, he worked among the poor and he built St. Mary's Forane Church,[4] a school for girls (Little Flower Girls High School), a destitute home for children[5] which was later renamed Fr. Antony Balabhavan,[6] a convent for nuns, Little Flower Convent [7] and a health clinic which later grew to become Jeevodaya Mission Hospital.[8]
Beatification
Thachuparambil is said to be credited with several miracles[9][10] which are being considered and verified by Roman Catholic Church.[11] His contributions for the overall development of Chelakkara, reportedly irrespective of the caste, creed or colour, were considered by the Roman Catholic Church when deciding upon initiation of his beatification process. Paul Pulikkan was appointed the postulator and Antony Thachuparambil was declared a Servant of God by the Roman Catholic Church on 9 December 2009.[12] In December 2020, the diocese court completed the formalities and prepared an 8090-page document detailing the priest's life and works, to be submitted to the Holy See.[13]
In the media
Shalom Television aired a documentary on the life of Thachuparambil as an episode under their series, Saints Town in 2015.[14]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "History". St. Mary's Church, Chelakkara. 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ^ "Servant of God Fr. Antony Thachuparambil". www.syromalabarchurch.in. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "Kerala priest declared as 'Servant of God' - IBNLive". ibnlive.in.com. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "chelakkara.pdf - Google Drive". Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ^ "Glorified Souls". Archdiocese of Trichur. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ "chelakkara". Smcim.org. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ^ "Little Flower Convent". Smcim.org. 30 May 1930. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ^ "Jeevodhaya Mission Hospital". Smcim.org. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ^ "DEVOTIONS & PRAYERS: June 2009". Devotionsandprayers.blogspot.ae. 9 June 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ^ "1963". Newsaints.faithweb.com. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ^ "Frtachuparambil.org ::: The Missionary of Chelakkara". frthachuparambil.org. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "Mother Petra takes first step towards sainthood". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "ദൈവദാസൻ ആന്റണി തച്ചുപറമ്പിലിന്റെ അതിരൂപത നാമകരണ നടപടികൾ സമാപിച്ചു". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ Fr. Antony Thachuparambil (Documentary). SaintsTown (Episode 22 ed.). Chelakkara, Kerala, India: Shalom Television. 2015. 27:46 minutes in.
External links
- "Home Page". Frthachuparambil.org. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- "Jeevodhaya Mission Hospital". Syro-Malabar Church. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- "SAINTS, BLESSEDS, VENERABLES, SERVANTS OF GOD OF THE SYRO MALABAR CHURCH". Syro-Malabar Church. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
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