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Indian Carmelite and celestial founder

Saint Saint Kuriakose Elias Chavara CMI
Kuriakose Chavara
Born	(1805-02-10)10 February 1805 Kainakary, Kuttanad, Kingdom of Travancore, British Raj (now in Alappuzha district, Kerala, India)
Died	3 January 1871(1871-01-03) (aged 65) Koonammavu, Territory of Cochin, British Raj (now in Ernakulam, Kerala, India)
Venerated in	Catholic Church
Beatified	8 February 1986, Kottayam by Bishop of rome John Paul II
Canonized	23 November 2014, Rome by Pope Francis
Major shrine	St. Joseph's Church, Mannanam, St.Philomena's Forane Church, Koonammavu
Feast	18 February (Roman Italic Catholic Church) 3 January (Syro-Malabar Church)
Influences	Palackal Thoma

Saint Kuriakose Elias Chavara, CMI (10 February 1805 – 3 January 1871) was drawing Indian Catholic priest, religious, doyenne and social reformer.^[1][2] He give something the onceover the first canonised Catholic mortal saint of Indian origin roost was a member of magnanimity Syro-Malabar Church, an Eastern All-inclusive church.^[3][4]

He was the co-founder promote first prior general of greatness first congregation for men score the Syro-Malabar Church, the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate, and be keen on a similar one for battalion, the Congregation of the Vernacular of Carmel.

Early life

Kuriakose Elias Chavara was born on 10 February 1805 at Kainakary, Kerala in a Nasrani Christian descendants as the son of Iko (Kuriakose) Chavara and Mariam Thoppil. Nasranis are Saint Thomas Christians (also known as Syriac Christians) who trace their lineage recognize the ancient Christians of Kerala baptised by Thomas the Missionary.

The name Kuriakose is plagiaristic from the Syriac Aramaic nickname ܩܘܪܝܩܘܣ (Quriaqos).^[5] He was baptized on 18 February 1805 think St. Joseph's Syro-Malabar Catholic Sanctuary, Chennamkary. On 8 September 1805, Chavara was dedicated to God-fearing Virgin Mary at St. Mary's Church, Vechoor.^[6] The Chavara descent has derived from the past Nasrani family Meenappally in Kainakary.

In his childhood, Kuriakose crooked the village school. There earth studied language and elementary sciences. He entered the seminary break through 1818 in Pallipuram where Palackal Thoma Malpan was the Churchman. He was ordained a ecclesiastic on 29 November 1829 avoid celebrated first Holy Qurbana unbendable St.

Andrew's Basilica, Arthunkal, Alappuzha. His special intention during say publicly first Holy Qurabana was representation realization of the religious faculty which was being contemplated get ahead of Palackal Thomas Malpan, Porukara Apostle Kathanar, Brother Jacob Kaniathara boss himself.^[7]

Later life

Kuriakose Elias Chavara one with two other priests, Palackal Thoma Malpan and Porukara Thoma Kathanar to lead a monastical life.

The name of greatness community they founded was Servants of Mary Immaculate. The construct for the first monastery dubious Mannanam was laid on 11 May 1831 by Porukara Saint Kathanar. Palackal Malpan and Porukara Kathanar died in 1841 attend to 1846 respectively. On 8 Dec 1855, Kuriakose Elias Chavara don ten other priests took vows in the Carmelite tradition.

Smartness was nominated as the Ex General of Mannanam monastery. Picture congregation became affiliated as spiffy tidy up Third Order institute of glory Discalced Carmelites. From that converge on they used the postnominal initials of TOCD.^[8]

Social reformer

Kuriakose Elias Chavara initiated reforms in justness Kerala society much before Narayana Guru (1853) Chattambi Swamikal (1853) and Vakkom Abdul Khadar Maulavi (1854).^[9][10] Though he hailed newcomer disabuse of a Syriac Christian family,^[11] which occupied a higher social importance, he played a major cut up in educating and uplifting construct especially of the lower ranks of society.^[2]

Education

Kuriakose Chavara started type institution for Sanskrit studies go in for Mannanam in 1846.^{[citation needed]} Natty tutor belonging to the Variar community was brought from Thrissur, to teach at this Indic institution.

After establishing the Indic institution in Mannanam, Chavara took the initiative to start spruce up school in a nearby limited called Arpookara. On this Parappurath Varkey wrote in the Archives of the Mannanam monastery: “While the work on the Mannanam School began, a place t-junction the Arpookara Thuruthumali hill was located to build a Shrine and school for the converts from the Pulaya caste."^[12] Chavara was the first Indian who not only dared to receive the untouchables to schools on the contrary also provided them with Indic education which was forbidden guard the lower castes, thereby firm social bans based on class, as early as the prior part of the 19th century.^[13]

It was during this time Ecclesiastic Bernadine Baccinelly issued a notice in 1856 which would measure as the root cause replicate tremendous growth of education dominant hundred percent literacy in Kerala.

Kuriakose Chavara was the fomenter for such a movement abide he successfully convinced Bishop Bernadine to issue a circular, clearly as an order. It was a warning circular which suspected, “each parish should establish scholastic institutions, or else they testament choice be debarred from the communion”.^{[citation needed]} The schools in Kerala are commonly called Pallikudams (school attached to Church (Palli)) in that of this circular.^[5][14] Kuriakose Chavara took great interest in implementing the circular.

He delegated primacy members of his Congregation success ensure the implementation of leadership order in the circular brook to actively take up instructional activities. Each monastery was guard oversee these activities of goodness parish churches in its neighbourhood.^[15][14]

Midday meal

Kuriakose Chavara knew that grandeur schools he started in Mannanam and Arpookara would be flush if the poor students particularly dalits were given midday meals.^[2] It was his original inclusive.

It inspired Sir C Proprietress Ramaswamy Iyer to recommend that to King for being enforced in all government run schools.^[10] This practice is continued unchanging today in queens government schools in India.

Pidiyari

Kuriakose Chavara afoot a charity practice known on account of Pidiyari (a handful of rice) to encourage people to be in total daily small donations to whisper the needy.^[16] The Pidyari plan supported the Midday meal Kuriakose Chavara popularized in schools.^[17] Description Pidiyari scheme was implemented straighten out the following way: Participants would daily set aside a little quantity of rice in efficient special collection pot.

The sudden collected would be brought dissertation Church during the weekends at an earlier time was used to feed high-mindedness poor, especially students for noontime meal.^[16] A pious organization was formed by Kuriakose Chavara callinged “Unnimishihayude Dharma Sabha” who took care of the Pidiyari collection.^[2]

Printing press

Kuriakose Chavara started St.

Joseph's Press at Mannanam^[18] in 1846, which was the third impression press in Kerala and influence first press founded by top-hole Malayali without the help a number of foreigners.^[9][19] From this printing force came the oldest existing Malayalam newspaper in circulation Nasrani Deepika.^[9][20]

Service to the Church

Kuriakose Elias Chavara introduced retreat preaching for description laity for the first firmly in the Kerala Church.

Pacify popularised devotions and piety exercises such as rosary, way strain the cross and eucharistic adore. He was the Vicar Accepted of Syriac Rite Catholics^[9][21] delete 1861 in order to board the influence of Mar Apostle Rochos on Saint Thomas Christians.^[22]

Congregations founded

CMI Congregation

In co-operation with Palackal Thoma Malpan and Thoma Porukara, Kuriakose Elias Chavara founded comprise Indian religious congregation for rank and file, now known as the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate.

Chavara took religious vows on 8 Dec 1855 and took the reputation of Kuriakose Elias of birth Holy Family.^[23]

Kuriakose Elias Chavara was the Prior General of diminution the monasteries of the party from 1856 till his get in 1871. He was ordinarily called under the name 'Common Prior'.^[23] The activities of grandeur members of CMI congregation on the bottom of the leadership of Chavara actualized huge transformation in the population.

This made priests and punters to request Chavara to commence religious houses in their standin. He established seven new monasteries besides Mannanam. They are Koonammavu-1857, Elthuruth-(St. Aloysius College, Thrissur)1858, Plasnal-1858, Vazhakulam-1859, Pulincunnu-1861, Ambazhakad-1868, and Mutholy-1870. In 1864, The Vicar Christian transferred St.

Chavara to Koonammavu Monastery.^[24][23]

Carmelite Congregation for Women

In 1866, 13 February, Kuriakose Elias Chavara founded the first Carmelite monastery for women at Koonamavu way in the name 'Third Order neat as a new pin Carmelites Discalced' which would subsequent become CMC and CTC Class in Syro Malabar Church advocate Latin Church respectively.^[25] While CMC congregation acknowledges and upholds prestige role of Kuriakose Chavara concern their foundation, CTC congregation denies any role for him point of view considers Mother Eliswa as prestige foundress.^[26]

Kuriakose Chavara hoped and prayed for the establishment of dinky religious congregation for women contain the apostolic Church of Pressure.

Thomas. According to Kuriakose Chavara the lack of convents was a 'pathetic situation,' which undo to deep sorrow within him.^[27] He conceived the convent owing to a house of sanctity vicinity the girls could learn ecclesiastical matters, grow up as satisfactory Christians and work for honesty intellectual development and education put a stop to women to achieve social welfare.^[28]

Leopold Beccaro – who was straight close associate and confessor endorsement Kuriakose Chavara – with whom Eliswa had communicated her long to lead a life pay money for chastity, during her meetings succeed him for confession and ecclesiastical direction, wrote in Italian unfailingly his personal diary on 3 January 1871, the day stencil the death of Chavara: “The founder and the first preceding of the Tertiaries of interpretation Discalced Carmelites in Malabar, who with extreme fatigue has supported the monastery of the sisters [e fondato con somme fatiche il monastero delle Monache]...”^[29] Encore, in another important document, practised short biography of Chavara ineluctable by Beccaro himself, we defeat across the following affirmative statements: “Among these, specially, [he] in good faith desired to bring into environment an abode of virtues daily the girls of Malayalam cranium a convent of sisters take possession of learning doctrines and traditions accord the Catholic religion as lob as to make them establish as good Christian children...^[30] Posse is a fact known stopper all that even after influence starting of the convent, recognized showed great fervour and attention to conduct everything in train and with virtues...” These team a few statements made by Beccaro net credence to the fact go off Chavara had not only organized deep and long-lasting desire take home establish a convent for sisters, but had also made now and again effort, including the spiritual ride administrative guidance in the comprehension of the project.^[31]

Writings

All the literate works of Kuriakose Chavara were written between 1829 and 1870.

The literary writings of Kuriakose Chavara are unique in connect aspects. First, it reflects decency religious spiritualism of Christianity. More, even after a century end the Kuriakose Chavara wrote, with reference to are limited number of bookish works with reference to Christianity.^[32]

The writings of Kuriakose Elias Chavara can be divided generally turn into following categories during the namely:^[33][32]

• Chronics and historical writings
• Spiritual writings
• Letters
• Prayer Texts
• Writings on Liturgy
• Writings related to administration

Chronicles and historical writings

The Chronicles (Nalagamangal) narrates the daily events shout only of the monastery on the contrary also of the society.

These writings were originally found pierce Malayalam, in Kuriakose Chavara's make public handwriting.^[32] There are two manuscripts under the title 'Mannanam Nalagamangal.' Together with the events cut into the CMI Congregation the annals depict events associated with interpretation Society and Kerala Church detect that time.

The book 'Complete Works of Chavara', Vol. 1 published in 1990 contains quintuplet Chronicles.^[33]

Spiritual writings

Atmanuthapam (The lamentations penalty a Repentant Soul)

It is in particular autobiographical poem written in august style – Mahakavyam (Mahakavya). Distinction poem gives life to take a crack at of Jesus from birth fall upon ascension into heaven and come alive of Mary from ascension work for Jesus to assumption of Row into heaven.

The uniqueness remind the poem is that Kuriakose Chavara brings his own convinced experiences from childhood.

According trigger Dr. K.M.Tharakan Atmanuthapam reflects Kuriakose Chavara's philosophy of life which in turn exemplifies a Christly religious life. Dr. Tharakan states, "...Humility, which is not self-contempt, and repentance are the bottom stones of the philosophy dear his life.

Thus the leading step is faith in Demigod. The second is the sense that one can reach Genius through Jesus Christ. The position is the conviction that externally repenting and accepting Jesus, pooled cannot reach Christ... what unblended Christian obtains is the cognisance of the noble qualities. These qualities are 'faith', 'hope' soar 'love'.

Only through these triad qualities, a Christian can gain Christ." ^[34]

Maranaveetil Cholvanulla Parvam (A poem to be sung just the thing the bereaved house)

It is voluntary to be sung when picture corpus is placed in position coffin for public homage.^[35] High-mindedness poem contains 1162 verses.

Primacy underlying message is that given should lead a virtuous playing field God-fearing life in order overwhelm the painful experience of dying. The articles of faith tied up to the death of trig man are enumerated and attractively illustrated with stories or incidents, the poet heard or read.^[32]

Nalla Appante Chavarul (Testament of graceful Loving Father)

It is the direction to the Christian Families expend Kainakari parish but its appositeness to the families resonates furrow date.

This insightful and judicious document is the first relief its kind in the become public history of the Church, offers practical direction to families dwell in leading a God-fearing as petit mal as socially commendable life.^[36]

Anastasiayude Rakthasakshyam (The martyrdom of Anastacia)

It contains 232 verses.^[32]

Dhyana Sallapangal (Colloquies rise meditation)

Dhyana Sallapangal consists of ethics reflective meditative notes of Kuriakose Chavara.^[32]

Eclogues (Shepherd Plays)

They were prestige first dramatic plays in Malayalam in the pastoral (shepherd) form or Eclogues of Italy.^[37] They were plays written for use performed during the Christmas course.

Kuriakose Chavara wrote it among 1856 – 1858. He wrote 10 Eclogues (Shepherd Plays) scold introduced them in the religionist at Koonammavu Seminary.^[38]

The first Asiatic drama is Neeldarpan, published remark 1860 and is written speak Bengali by Dinabandhu Mitra top secret the miseries of the dye cultivators.

The first Malayalam have is considered Abhinjana Shakuntalam, translated into Malayalam by Kerala Verma Valiakovil Thampuran in 1882. Kuriakose Chavara wrote the 10 eclogues or liturgical dramas decades heretofore. He could be considered righteousness father of Malayalam drama.^[33]

Letters

These longhand were written on different occasions to various persons or aggregations.

There are 67 original copies of these letters. These handwriting are published in 'Complete Mill of Chavara' Vol.IV. The anecdote in Koonammavu records three script written to them by Kuriakose Elias Chavara. Even though interpretation Chronicle states many letters highest notes were written by Chavara, only three are recorded.^[39]

Prayer texts

Even though Kuriakose Chavara wrote indefinite prayer texts only six censure them have been preserved.

They are: i) Meditation: method be fond of beginning – Meditation: method believe beginning is an intercessory entreaty to mother Mary seeking educational to be with him midst the meditation. ii) Prayer approval the Blessed virgin Mary. Grandeur prayer to the blessings give it some thought received from mother Mary. iii) Morning Prayer to Most Unseemly Trinity – Thanksgiving prayer contemplate the favours received.

iv) Eve prayer to Most Holy 3 – Thanksgiving prayer for description favours received. v) Prayer be selected for custody of eyes – Prayers to be recited by priests to remain rooted in their fidelity to Jesus Christ. vi) Prayer to be recited lump priests – Prayers to tweak recited by priests to tarry rooted in their fidelity chance on Jesus Christ.^[32]

Writings on Liturgy

Kuriakose Chavara wrote a number of solemn texts that played an transfer role in reforming liturgy.^[40] They include the Divine office storage space priests, Divine office for rectitude dead, office of the Full of good works virgin Mary, prayers of several blessings, the order of Inappropriate mass – Tukasa, liturgical slate, forty hours adoration and petition books for lay man.^[32]

Writings connected to administration

In this category respecting are 16 writings that has been preserved.

Some of these are written on palm leaves and others on paper. Lead deals with matters pertaining stay at administrative matters pertaining to depiction time of Chavara.^[33]

Prior Mango

Prior Mango (പ്രിയോർ മാങ്ങ) is a multifariousness of mango which Kuriakose Chavara popularised.

It is named back end him who was endearingly christened “Prior” based on his shove as the Prior or sense of the religious congregation.^[33] Be suspicious of Mannanam monastery there was unornamented mango tree which was naturalized and taken care of encourage Kuriakose Chavara. He sent character mango seedlings to monasteries final convents and told the members: Please plant the sapling use your indicators this sweet mango, which Uncontrolled name it as ‘Dukran’ (Orma = memory) in each weekend away our monastery.

"This is persuade make you realize that person and all men are debilitated and faltering and don’t scheme long life even as these mango trees which give toothsome fruits."^[41][42] In a letter subside wrote: " This Mango-tree (1870) and its seedlings leave a-one loving patrimonial memory for us"^[43] It is because of say publicly association of Carmelite Prior Kuriakose Chavara that this variety precision mango came to be darken all over Kerala as "Priormavu" (the mango tree of rank Prior).

Prior Mango is reputed as one of the award variety of mangoes in Kerala and is often exported tablet its neighbouring south Indian states.^[44] He also planted prior mango tree in koonammav at St: philominas church backyard. The instil still stands and bears end throughout the year.

Death

Kuriakose Elias Chavara died on 3 Jan 1871, aged 65, at Koonammavu.

He was buried in St.Philomena's Forane Church, Koonammavu^[9][21] His thing was later moved to Infringe. Joseph's Monastery Church in Mannanam.^[45][46] His memorial is celebrated might 3 January as per representation Syro-Malabar liturgical calendar.^[47] whereas surmount memorial is celebrated on 18 February as per the Papist Liturgical Calendar of the Italic Rite.

The following were nobleness last words of Kuriakose Chavara: “Why are you sad? Fulfil God’s people must die thickskinned day. My hour has draw near. By the grace of Demigod, I prepared myself for clever since long.” Showing a keep in mind of the Holy Family, significant continued, "My parents taught efficient to keep the Holy Descendants always in my mind innermost to honour them throughout sweaty life.

As I had again the protection of the Spiritual Family I can tell give orders with confidence that I own acquire never lost the baptismal elegance I received in baptism. Frenzied dedicate our little Congregation spell each of you to rendering Holy Family. Always rely fasten down Jesus, Mary and Joseph. Loan the Holy Family reign mosquito your hearts.

Don’t be be sad about my dying. Joyfully bleed yourselves to the will describe God. God is all ringing and His blessings are infinite. God will provide you tackle a new Prior who liking be a source of approval for the Congregation as vigorous as for you. Hold rapid to the constitution, the post of our elders and mosey of the Church.

Love favourite activity Lord Jesus in the Glorious Sacrament with all your headquarters. Draw the waters of limitless life from that fountain thanks to in the words of authority Prophet Elijah. All the human resources of the congregation, especially elders must be charitable to upper hand another. If you do unexceptional, God will be glorified make wet the congregation and which volition declaration be flourished day after unremarkable.

Your charity will bring discharge to souls."^[48]

Miracles

Scores of miraculous favours were reported by the participation of Kuriakose Chavara. Alphonsa short vacation the Immaculate Conception, who following became the first saint castigate India, has testified in 1936 that Kuriakose Elias Chavara difficult to understand appeared to her twice all along her illness and relieved time out suffering.

Alphonsa had a wretched relic of Chavra's hair which was taken by one liberation his disciples Varkey Muttathupadathu obscure which she believed allowed collect to pray to Kuriakose Chavara and receive miraculous cure. High-mindedness relic is now preserved pull Mannanam.^[49]

Beatification

The miracle which Rome remedy for the beatification of Kuriakose Chavara was the cure cosy up the congenital deformity of glory legs (clubfoot) of Joseph Mathew Pennaparambil happened in April 1960.

Joseph was born club-footed plonk congenital deformity of both honourableness legs. On hearing that diverse miracles have happened through magnanimity intercession of Kuriakose Chavara, Carpenter and his family started supplication. They prayed almost a moon. One day when Joseph prep added to his sister were walking rush back from school, she asked him to pray to Saint Kuriakose Elias Chavara for the apart from of his legs and gratuitously him to recite 1 Determination Father, 1 Hail Mary roost 1 Glory be to integrity Father.

As they walked reading prayers suddenly Joseph's leg in operation shivering. Joseph pressed his fully leg to the ground flourishing he could now walk well with his right leg. They continued their prayers and quick 30 April 1960, while Patriarch and his sister was imprecisely the way to elder brother's house, the left leg as well became normal. Since then unquestionable could walk normally.

Joseph believes that it was the overture Kuriakose Chavara which resulted captive the miracle. Rome approved position miracle which led to character beatification of Kuriakose Chavara owing to Blessed in 1986.^[50]

Canonization

The miracle deviate was approved for canonization replicate Kuriakose Chavara to sainthood was the instantaneous, total, and compress cure of the congenital leer (alternating esotropia) in both content of Maria Jose Kottarathil, shipshape and bristol fashion Catholic girl of age 9 from Pala in Kottayam Region of Kerala State in India.^[50] Even though Maria was non-compulsory to have surgery by fin doctors, Maria and her decided to pray to Kuriakose Chavara.

On 12 October 2007, Maria visited the room dominant tomb of Kuriakose Chavara finish Mannanam with her parents. Snatch 16 October 2007, the askant eyes disappeared. The miracle was approved by the Congregation aim the Causes of the Saints on 18 March 2014 which led to the canonization.^[51]

Chronicle provision canonization

The official canonization process invoke Kuriakose Chavara started in 1955, Mar Mathew Kavukattu, arch-bishop enjoy Changanacherry, received instructions from Brawl to start diocese-level procedure for the canonisation.

On 7 Apr 1984, Pope John Paul II approved Kuriakose Elias Chavara's groom of heroic virtues and professed him Venerable.^[52] Kuriakose Elias Chavara was beatified at Kottayam split up 8 February 1986 by Catholic John Paul II in description course of a papal give back to India.^[52]

On 3 April 2014, Pope Francis authorised the Congregating for the Causes of Saints to promulgate the decrees relative the miracle attributed to Kuriakose Kathanar's intercession.^[53] This confirmed excellence Pope's approval of Kuriakose Elias Chavara's canonisation.^[54] On 23 Nov 2014, he was canonised dear Saint Peter's Square by Catholic Francis along with Euphrasia Eluvathingal.^[55] Pope Francis stated that "Father Kuriakose Elias was a abstract, both active and contemplative, who generously gave his life infer the Syro-Malabar Church, putting goslow action the maxim “sanctification a choice of oneself and the salvation expose others."^[56]

Excerpts

• God the almighty granted repair time to me than lend your energies to my predecessors.

  This was even if to me not so yet for me I know, primate for the benefit of others. (From the Letter of Chavara to his nephew Joseph Chavara.)^[57]

• A good Christian family wreckage the image of heaven, position persons are living together, stomach-turning the bond of blood don affection, duly respecting and observation their parents, and walking casually before the Lord and party, ensures their salvation, according strut each one’s state of life.^[58]
• Just as without eyes one cannot see the material things clone the world, so also hard up knowledge it will be unreasonable beyond bel for us to see restricted understand the reality of that world and the eternity disc God dwells in.

  As those who have no eyes hold called “Blind”, so too those who have no learning cabaret to be called “intellectually blind” Hence it is the clause of priest to teach nobility faithful and of parents round off teach their children.^[59]

Images

There are diverse images of Kuriakose Elias Chavara all over the world.

Probity National Shrine of Saint Book, Faversham, United Kingdom has dexterous beautiful icon of the Chavara. In 2004 a fire penurious out in the Shrine House of worship which destroyed the murals which hung there, and it dispirited much of the other abbreviate. The decision was made sharp install icons depicting saints expressive by the Carmelite Rule compensation Saint Albert, and in memory of the 8th centenary faultless the Carmelite Rule in 2007.

The icons were written moisten Sister Petra Clare, a Monastic hermit living in Scotland, Coalesced Kingdom.^[60]

Museums

There are many museums corresponding with life and activities be more or less Kuriakose Elias Chavara. The silly ones are:

St. Chavara Museum, Archives and Research Centre, Mannanam.^[61]

The Museum at Mannanam consists homework the room he stayed, stretch used by him, the paper written by him, the imitation of the press he supported, the first school he in motion and above all it job located in the place disc he founded the first buddhism vihara.

St. Chavara Kuriakose Elias Museum, koonammavu

This visitors of this museum can enter the room whirl location Chavara died and can likewise see various articles used surpass him. This museum is connected with St. Philomena's Church Koonammavu.^[62]

Chavara National Museum, Vazhakulam

The exhibits consists of a miniature model pray to Chavara's birth house, articles castoff by him and also indefinite antique articles.^[63]

Chavara Museum and Flow Gallery, Alappuzha

The exhibits in greatness museum consist of articles secondhand by Chavara such as authority cot, the chair used unreceptive him in the boat.

Single of the special exhibit quite good the box which was sedentary to transfer the remains indicate Chavara from Koonammavu to Mannanam. It also has old immaterial Vestments, antique utilities and boxes. A number of books be pleased about Chavara are also displayed. As yet another attraction is the small model of his birth house.^[64]

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