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Devasahayam David Chelliah
The Venerable Reverend Dr Devasahayam David Chelliah (14 March 1894 – 2 April 1979) , was the first Asian Archdeacon of Singapore. Early life and education Born in the Tirunelveli district, South India on 14 March 1894, he was the fifth of the nine children. Chelliah moved to Penang, Malaya at the age of seventeen to take up a job offer as the Headmaster of an Anglican school. In early 1912 he became a Headmaster of St George's Mission Primary School. In 1915 he became one of the staff of Anglo-Chinese School which was managed by the American Methodist Mission. Chelliah left for London in September 1922 to study at the University of London and graduated with Honours Degree (External) in 1923. He extended his study leave to attended the London Day Training College and obtained a Post-Graduate Diploma in Teaching in 1924. Chelliah got his PhD from the University of London in June 1940. Priesthood Chelliah ordained as Deacon of St Andrew's Cathedral on 20 September ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Venerable
The Venerable (''venerabilis'' in Latin) is a style, a title, or an epithet which is used in some Western Christian churches, or it is a translation of similar terms for clerics in Eastern Orthodoxy and monastics in Buddhism. Christianity Catholic In the Catholic Church, after a deceased Catholic has been declared a Servant of God by a bishop and proposed for beatification by the Pope, such a servant of God may next be declared venerable (" heroic in virtue") during the investigation and process leading to possible canonization as a saint. A declaration that a person is venerable is not a pronouncement of their presence in Heaven. The pronouncement means it is considered likely that they are in heaven, but it is possible the person could still be in purgatory. Before one is considered venerable, one must be declared by a proclamation, approved by the Pope, to have lived a life that was "heroic in virtue" (the theological virtues of faith, hope, and charity and the cardinal virt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |