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Thevarparampil Kunjachan

Indian priest (1891–1973)

Blessed

Feast: 16 October (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born

1891

Died

1973

Beatified

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not on record

Canonised

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not yet

Who they were

Thevarparambil Kunjachan (born Augustine Thevarparambil) was an Indian Syro-Malabar Catholic priest who dedicated himself to the spiritual and temporal welfare of marginalized Dalits.

Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), until this page is written up in full.

The miracles

Limited information is available on this saint so far.

Why that counted as sanctity

Limited information is available on this saint so far.

The cause

Thevarparampil Kunjachan has been beatified; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: Eparchy of Palai: Blessed Thevarparampil Kunjachan.

A miracle approved by the Holy See is needed for the next step. Reporting one begins with the postulation.

Sources

Nominis (Conference des eveques de France) - Bienheureux Augustin Thevarparampil 'Kunjachan' Prêtre indien de rite Syro-Malabar, apôtre des "Intouchables" — Nominis, the saints database of the French bishops' conference, has a full entry: Bienheureux Augustin Thevarparampil 'Kunjachan' Prêtre indien de rite Syro-Malabar, apôtre des "Intouchables" (+ 1973) Augustin Thevarpara
Wikidata Q2067974 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
English Wikipedia — Thevarparampil Kunjachan (CC BY-SA)

Not yet written up in full. The Catholic source above names this person; the name, dates and step come from Wikidata and are not yet checked against Church records.