holidays

Christian feast day: Alphonsa Muttathupadathu (Syro-Malabar Catholic Church)

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Alphonsa Muttathupadathu (Syro-Malabar Catholic Church) from July 28, null

Alphonsa of the Immaculate Conception

Catholic saint (1910–1946)

Saint Alphonsa of the Immaculate Conception, born as Anna Muttathupadathu, was an Indian Catholic nun and educator. She is the first woman of Indian origin to be canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church, and the first canonized saint of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church.
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Syro-Malabar Church

Eastern Catholic church

The Syro-Malabar Church, also known as the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, is an Eastern Catholic church based in Kerala, India. It is a sui iuris (autonomous) particular church in full communion with the Holy See and the worldwide Catholic Church, with self-governance under the…
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