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Antony Devotta
Antony Devotta was the ninth bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tiruchirappalli of the Ecclesiastical Province of Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. Early life and education He was born on 30 June 1943 in Santhome, Chennai. His family had moved from Basilica of Our Lady of Snows, Thoothukudi, Our Lady of Snow's Basilica, Tuticorin and owned popular Ceylon Bakery in Chennai. After his initiation in St Thomas Minor Seminary, Chennai, he pursued his philosophical and theological formation in Sacred Heard Seminary in Poonamalee, Chennai. He was ordained a priest on 27 August 1971 for the Archdiocese of Chennai-Mylapore. Sacerdotal ministry After his priestly ordination, he was appointed assistant parish priest of Santhome Cathedral, Chennai and assistant editor of a Catholic magazine ‘New Leader’ (1971–1978). He was sent for higher studies in Rome. He obtained a licentiate in Pastoral Theology in Pontifical Lateran University, Rome (1978–1981). He served as the professor of sys ...
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Bishop Antony Devotta
Antony Devotta was the ninth bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tiruchirappalli of the Ecclesiastical Province of Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. Early life and education He was born on 30 June 1943 in Santhome, Chennai. His family had moved from Basilica of Our Lady of Snows, Thoothukudi, Our Lady of Snow's Basilica, Tuticorin and owned popular Ceylon Bakery in Chennai. After his initiation in St Thomas Minor Seminary, Chennai, he pursued his philosophical and theological formation in Sacred Heard Seminary in Poonamalee, Chennai. He was ordained a priest on 27 August 1971 for the Archdiocese of Chennai-Mylapore. Sacerdotal ministry After his priestly ordination, he was appointed assistant parish priest of Santhome Cathedral, Chennai and assistant editor of a Catholic magazine ‘New Leader’ (1971–1978). He was sent for higher studies in Rome. He obtained a licentiate in Pastoral Theology in Pontifical Lateran University, Rome (1978–1981). He served as the professor of sys ...
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Tamil Nadu, India
Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a States and union territories of India, state in southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of India by population, sixth largest by population. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu is the home of the Tamil people, whose Tamil language—one of the longest surviving Classical languages of India, classical languages in the world—is widely spoken in the state and serves as its official language. The state lies in the southernmost part of the Indian peninsula, and is bordered by the Indian union territory of Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh, as well as an international maritime border with Sri Lanka. It is bounded by the Western Ghats in the west, the Eastern Ghats in the north, the Bay of Bengal in the east, the Gulf of Mannar and Palk Strait to the south-eas ...
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Basilica Of Our Lady Of Snows, Thoothukudi
Our Lady of Snows Shrine Basilica is located at Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the Catholic pilgrimage centers in India dedicated to the Our Lady of Snows, a title given to Mother Mary. The Shrine name refers to the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome. Notable Parish Priests Servant of God Rev Fr. Antony Soosainather See also * Other Catholic pilgrimage centres: ** Basilica of Our Lady of Snow, Pallippuram, Ernakulam, Kerala, India **Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health, Velankanni, Tamil Nadu, India ** Holy Cross Church, Manapad, Tamil Nadu, India ** Poondi Matha Basilica (''Our Lady of Lourdes Basilica, Poondi''), Tamil Nadu, India ** Kamanayakkanpatti Church of Our Lady of Assumption ** Immaculate heart of Mary's Church, Sathankulam ** Our Lady of Snow Kallikulam (''Our Lady of Snow Church, Kallikulam''), Tamil Nadu, India ** St. Stephen's Church, Kombuthurai ** Our Lady of Snows, Maravankudieruppu, Nagercoil ** Our Lady of Snows, South Thamaraik ...
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Ceylon
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, and southeast of the Arabian Sea; it is separated from the Indian subcontinent by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait. Sri Lanka shares a maritime border with India and Maldives. Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is its legislative capital, and Colombo is its largest city and financial centre. Sri Lanka has a population of around 22 million (2020) and is a multinational state, home to diverse cultures, languages, and ethnicities. The Sinhalese are the majority of the nation's population. The Tamils, who are a large minority group, have also played an influential role in the island's history. Other long established groups include the Moors, the Burghers, ...
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21st-century Roman Catholic Bishops In India
The 1st century was the century spanning AD 1 ( I) through AD 100 ( C) according to the Julian calendar. It is often written as the or to distinguish it from the 1st century BC (or BCE) which preceded it. The 1st century is considered part of the Classical era, epoch, or historical period. The 1st century also saw the appearance of Christianity. During this period, Europe, North Africa and the Near East fell under increasing domination by the Roman Empire, which continued expanding, most notably conquering Britain under the emperor Claudius (AD 43). The reforms introduced by Augustus during his long reign stabilized the empire after the turmoil of the previous century's civil wars. Later in the century the Julio-Claudian dynasty, which had been founded by Augustus, came to an end with the suicide of Nero in AD 68. There followed the famous Year of Four Emperors, a brief period of civil war and instability, which was finally brought to an end by Vespasian, ninth Roman emperor, a ...
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1943 Births
Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: The Soviet Union announces that 22 German divisions have been encircled at Stalingrad, with 175,000 killed and 137,650 captured. * January 4 – WWII: Greek-Polish athlete and saboteur Jerzy Iwanow-Szajnowicz is executed by the Germans at Kaisariani. * January 11 ** The United States and United Kingdom revise previously unequal treaty relationships with the Republic of China (1912–1949), Republic of China. ** Italian-American anarchist Carlo Tresca is assassinated in New York City. * January 13 – Anti-Nazi protests in Sofia result in 200 arrests and 36 executions. * January 14 – January 24, 24 – WWII: Casablanca Conference: Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States; Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom; and Generals Charles de Gaulle and Henri Giraud of the Free French forces meet secretly at the Anfa Hotel in Casablanca, Morocco, to plan the ...
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