Explained: Kerala Catholic nun Mariam Thresia is a Saint. What does that mean, and what does sainthood take | Explained News, The Indian Express

Explained: Kerala Catholic nun Mariam Thresia is a Saint. What does that mean, and what does sainthood take | Explained News, The Indian Express

Written by Shaju Philip |Edited by Explained Desk |Thiruvananthapuram |Published: October 13, 2019 3:59:26 pm

Explained: Kerala Catholic nun Mariam Thresia is a Saint. What does that mean, and what does sainthood take

Mariam Thresia was born in the Chiramel Mankidiyan family in Puthenchira village of Thrissur district in 1876. She began a life of prayer at an early age, and longed for a life of seclusion.

Mariam Thresia was born in the Chiramel Mankidiyan family in Puthenchira village of Thrissur district in 1876. (Source: Mariam Thresia official website)

On Sunday, Kerala-born Catholic nun Mariam Thresia was declared a saint by Pope Francis in Rome. She is the third nun and fourth clergy member from Kerala-based Syro-Malabar Church, one of the prominent eastern churches under the Vatican, to be canonized into the league of saints.