St. George's Monastery is a
Jacobite Syrian Christian Church situated at a hilltop near
Puthencruz
Puthenkurish is a town in Ernakulam district in the Indian state of Kerala near Kolenchery town en route to Muvattupuzha. It is a part of the Greater Cochin area. Puthencruz is one of the fastest developing villages in Ernakulam district. Puthenc ...
, Ernakulam District,
Kerala. The monastery was established by
Mor Yulius Elias Qoro (Patriarchal delegate to Malankara). The Malankara Syrian Orthodox Seminary began functioning in this monastery and later moved to Udayagiri. The monastery is the final resting place of Catholicos
Baselios Paulose II. In 2019, a retreat house named Khanema Hanna Home was consecrated by
Ignatius Aphrem II Patriarch near to the Monastery.
Relics in the Monastery
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St. George
Saint George (Greek: Γεώργιος (Geórgios), Latin: Georgius, Arabic: القديس جرجس; died 23 April 303), also George of Lydda, was a Christian who is venerated as a saint in Christianity. According to tradition he was a soldier ...
- the saint renowned throughout the world as the crown of Christian martyrs.
* Kaumo - known as an earthly angel who was a Stylite (monk meditating on a pillar in a standing posture).
* Kuriakose Sahado - infant martyr of unmatched glory who received martyrdom at the very tender age of three along with his mother Morth Yulithy.
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Geevarghese Gregorios of Parumala (Parumala Kochu Thirumeni) - the saint of Parumala who was consecrated metropolitan at the young age of 28 and who lived a saintly life and is venerated by
Syriac Orthodox Church
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and
Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church
The Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church (MOSC) also known as the Indian Orthodox Church (IOC) or simply as the Malankara Church, is an autocephalous Oriental Orthodox church headquartered in Devalokam, near Kottayam, India. The church serve ...
. The Tomb is situated at
St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, Parumala
St. Peter's and St. Paul's Malankara Orthodox Church also known as Parumala Pally is a famous church in Kerala, India. This church is located in Parumala in Thiruvalla Taluk In Pathanamthitta district and is a pilgrimage center and mausoleum o ...
.
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Ignatius Elias III - the Patriarch of Antioch who arrived to bring peace in the Church in Malankara, entombed at
St. Ignatius Monastery Manjinikkara.
* Osthatheos Sleeba - apostolic delegate of the Patriarch of Antioch in India during the turbulent period in the Church during the first quarter of the last century - entombed in the St.Mary's Simhasana church at Arthat,
Kunnamkulam
Kunnamkulam is a municipal town situated in the Thrissur District of Kerala in India, spread over an area of 34.18 km2. It is an old commercial town, with an ancient history, famous for its printing and book binding industry. In the past, t ...
.
Tomb
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Baselios Paulose II, Catholicose and Maphrian of the Jacobite Syrian Christian Church, known as "The Tower of Light", is entombed in this church.
*Phinehas Ramban, Ascetic and monk under the Syriac Orthodox monastic order is entombed in the church premise. He was decorated as "Dayaro Nasheeho" and was commonly considered a living saint.
Gallery
File:Malecruz Dayara.jpg, Front view of Malecruz Dayaro.
File:Tomb of Mor Gregorio's of Malecruz Dayara.jpg, Holy Relics of Geevarghese Gregorios of Parumala, Ignatius Elias III and Osthatheos Sleeba
References
Churches in Ernakulam district
Oriental Orthodox monasteries in India
Syriac Orthodox churches in India
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