October 12th was the day that the endless of flowers fallen upon the millions of people in India, especially, Kerala where Alphonsa was born. Because she has got the first woman saint in the more or less 1900 years history of Christians in kerala. In front of more or less 50000 people (among them 25000 people of inidan origin) who gathered together in st. peter’s square, Sr. Alphonsa became Saint Alphonsa after she was canonized by Pope Benedict XVI during the ceremony at St. Peter’s square.The ceremony began at 10. 00 am (in India 1.30 pm) in st. peters square and the millions of people in India was watching the ceremony lively through television.
Pope Benedict had declared Sr. Alphonsa’s name for canonization on June 1st 2007, a process that was startd 55 years ago. Alphonsa was born in Kudamaloor, a village near Kottayam, to Joseph and Mary in August 19,1910 and after facing several health problems she She was beatified by Pope John Paul II in1986 in Kottayam, Kerala 40 years after her death, in recognition of the numerous miracles associated with her.
She is the second saint from India to be canonized. In the 19th century, Saint Gonsalo Gracia, born in Vasai near Mumbai in 1556 was declared a saint.
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