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Milestones
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1805, February 10 |
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Blessed Chavara was born at
Kainakary
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1805, February 18 |
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Baptized at Chennankary Church
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1827 |
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Received the
sub-diaconate
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1828 |
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Received the diaconate
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1829, Nov
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Ordained priest by
Arch Bishop Maurelius Stabilini
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1831,
May 11 |
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Foundation
of the first Indigenous Religious
Congregation for Men (CMI) and first
Monastry at Mannanam.
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1840 |
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Started
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1846 |
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Started the first catholic Sanskrit School in Kerala
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1846 |
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Started the first catholic printing press in Kerala
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1855, December 8 |
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Religious profession of
the 11Father's, including Bl. Chavara
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1856 |
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Appointed
the first Prior General of the
Congregation
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1861,
June 8 |
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Appointed as the Vicar General of
the Syro-Malabar Church
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1866,
Feb 13 |
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Foundation
of the first Indigenous Congregation for
Women (C.M.C.)
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1871,
January 3 |
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The
death of Bl. Chavara at Koonammavu
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1889,
May 24 |
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Morta
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1958, January 3 |
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Began diocesan process for his beatification
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1980, March 15 |
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Formal introduction of cause by the Sacred Congregation
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1984, April 7 |
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Pope John Paul II
elevated him to the status of Venerable
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1986, February 8 |
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Father
Chavara is declared BLESSED
by Pope John Paul II at Kottayam, Kerala
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1987, December 27 |
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The
President of India, R Venkitaraman,
released the postal stamp of Blessed
Chavara
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2005,
January 2 |
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Celebrations of Blessed Chavara Jayanti
(200th birthday)
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