Geevarghese Mar Ivanios, Indian archbishop, founded the Order of the Imitation of Christ (born 1882)

Geevarghese Ivanios (Syro-Malankara)

Indian Metropolitan Archbishop (1882–1953)

Panikkervettil Thomas Panicker Geevarghese, known formally as Geevarghese Mar Ivanios, was a prominent Indian bishop and the first metropolitan archbishop of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church. He was a key figure in the Malankara Reunion Movement, which sought to reunite the…

The Bethany Ashram

Bethany Ashram, Perunadu, Ranni is the first Ashram of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church. It was established by P. T. Geevarghese, later Archbishop Ivanios and Alexios, later Alexios Thevodosios. The Ashram follows the religious order called Order of the Imitation of Christ…