St. Alphonsa - Some important dates
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19, Aug.1910 |
Saint Alphonsa (Annakutty) born in the village of Kudamalloor, near Kottayam. |
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27, Aug.1910 |
Alphonsa is baptized at St Mary's Church, Kudamalloor. |
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1913 |
Suffers from infected eczema for over a year. |
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1916 |
Joins the first standard in Government Primary School Thonnankuzhy, Arpookara. |
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27, Nov.1917 |
Receives the first communion. |
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1918 |
Moves to the Primary School at Muttuchira. |
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1923 |
Burns her feet falling into a pit of smouldering chaff. |
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1927 |
Comes to the Poor Clares Convent at Bharananganam, on Pentecost Day. |
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2, Aug.1928 |
Receives the Postulant's Veil at Bharananganam. |
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May, 1929 |
Joins the Malayalam High School at Vazhappally. |
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1930 |
Alphonsa's foster mother dies. |
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19, May, 1930 |
Receives her religious habit at Bharananganam. |
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22 may, 1930 |
Resumes her studies at Changanacherry. |
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May, 1930 |
Works as a temporary teacher at the Primary School at Vakakkad, 15 k.m. east of Bharananganam. |
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1933 |
A year of physical and mental suffering. |
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11, Aug.1935 |
Joins the Noviciate for the newly professed nuns. |
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l 2, Aug.1936 |
Takes her perpetual vows. |
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14, Aug.1936 |
Returns to Bharananganam from Changanacherry. |
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Dec.1936 |
Miraculous cure through the intercession of St Little Theresa of Lisieux and Saint Kuriakose Elias Chavara. |
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14, June.1939 |
Falls ill with double pneumonia. |
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18, Oct.1940 |
A thief stumbles into her room. She loses her memory temporarily as a result of the shock. |
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29, Sep.1941 |
Alphonsa is seriously ill and the extreme unction is administered. |
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30, Sep.1941 |
Regains her memory, as she herself had prophesied, on the Feast of St.Little Therese. |
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1941- 45 |
A period of Comparatively better health. |
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July.1945 |
Bouts of vomiting. Alphonsa is seriously ill again. |
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28,July.1946 |
Departs for her heavenly abode. |
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1951 |
Death of Alphonsa's father. |
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2, Dec. 1953 |
The Diocesan Tribunal set up and Alphonsa declared Servant of God. |
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Oct.1962 |
The report of the Diocesan Tribunal submitted to the Sacred Congregation. |
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15, July.1980 |
The Apostolic process for the beatification of Saint Alphonsa started. |
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9, July.1985 |
Sr. Alphonsa becomes Venerable Sr Alphonsa. |
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8, Feb. 1986 |
Alphonsa beatified by the Pope at Kottayam. |
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12, October. 2008 |
St. Alphonsa canonised Pope Pope Benedict XVI. |
