Blessed Maria Theresa Chiramel (April 26, 1876 - June 8, 1926) is the fourth Syro-Malabar Catholic Church nun from Indian state of Kerala in Thrissur, beatified by the Roman Catholic Church in 2000. She is the founder of the Holy Family Congregation.
Maria was born in Puthenchira in Thrissur district on April 26, 1876 as the third child of Thoma and Thanda Chiramel Mankidiyan. She was baptized as Thresia Chiramel Mankidiyan on May 3, 1876. When she was 12 her mother died. This marked the end of her elementary school education and dedicated herself to prayer in her church
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1876 April 26 Puthenchira, Trissur District,
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Died
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1926 June 8, Kuzhikattussery, Trissur district
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Honored in
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Servant of GOD
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October 5, 1973
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Venerated
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June 28, 1999, Pope John Paul II
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April 9, 2000 by Pope John Paul II
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Major Shrine
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June 8
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Founder
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she founded her Holy Family Congregation on May 14, 1914
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