St. Alphonsa

She is the first person of Indian origin to be canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church and the first canonized saint of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church.First name of St. Alphonsa - Annakutty, Parents-Joseph and Mary Muttathupadathu, School education Arpookara, Muttuchura, Vazhappally and Changanacherry. Nun in Clares convent at Bharananganam

First Indian woman Saint
Birth Name	Annakutty
Born	August 19, 1910, Kottayam district, Kerala, India
Died	July 28, 1946, Bharananganam
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church
Beatified	February 8, 1986, Kottayam by Pope John Paul II
Canonized	October 12, 2008 by Pope Benedict XVI
Feast	July 28
Patronage	Against illness