In a jubilant moment for the Christian community in
India, Father Kuriakose Elias Chavara and Sister Euphrasia from Kerala
have been declared saints by the Vatican at St Peter's Square in Vatican
City.
Kuriakose Elias Chavara been started a special school for the weaker
sections while Euphrasia was known as a 'praying mother' and a saint among
nuns.
She was born in 1877 at Katoor in Thrissur district in a rich
family, and was known as Rose before becoming a nun. She joined the CMC
and became a nun in 1898, and took the name Euphrasia.
Both of them have earned the title of 'Venerable'.
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