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Saint Alphonsa, first woman of Indian origin to be canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church (born 1910)
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Alphonsa of the Immaculate Conception
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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.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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