St. Kuriakose Chavara
Syro Malabar Catholic Mission
"The humble man is the greatest among men."
- St. Chavara
"Take special care to keep modesty while you sit, walk or lie down."
- St. Chavara
About St.Chavara
Saint Kuriakose Chavara, CMI (10 February 1805 – 3 January 1871) was an Indian Syro-Malabar Catholic priest, religious, philosopher and social reformer.
He is the first canonised Catholic male saint of Indian origin and a member of the Syro-Malabar Church, an Eastern Catholic church.
He was the co-founder and first Prior General of the first congregation for men in the Syro-Malabar Church, now known as the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (CMI), and of a similar one for women, the Congregation of the Mother of Carmel (CMC). He was a pioneer in many fields.
Kuriakose Chavara started an institution for Sanskrit studies at Mannanam in 1846.[citation needed] A tutor belonging to the Variar community was brought from Thrissur, to teach at this Sanskrit institution.
Early life
He, CMI (10 February 1805 – 3 January 1871) was an Indian Syro-Malabar Catholic priest, religious, philosopher and social reformer.
Later life
He joined with two other priests, Palackal Thoma Malpan and Porukara Thoma Kathanar to lead a monastic life.
Social Reformer
He reforms in the Kerala society much before Narayana Guru(1853) Chattambi Swamikal(1853) and Vakkom Abdul Khadar Maulavi(1854).
Writings
All the literary works of Kuriakose Chavara were written between 1829 and 1870. The literary writings of Kuriakose Chavara are unique in two aspects.
