births
June 15, 1848
Gheevarghese Mar Gregorios of Parumala, Indian bishop and saint (died 1902)
Gregorios of Parumala
Geevarghese Mar Gregorios of Parumala, also known as Parumala Thirumeni, was a Metropolitan of the Malankara Syrian Orthodox Church. Parumala Thirumeni became the first person of Indian origin to be canonised as saint. In 1947, the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church declared Mar Gregorios as a saint, making him the first saint from India canonized by that church. Also, in November 1987, the Syriac Orthodox Church canonized him as a saint.