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The Two Revered Figures in Kerala church- Blessed Chavara and Blessed Euphrasia

In 2007, Maria Jose, 14, from Kottayam was cured of her congenital squint. In 2008, Jewel Jensen, 13, from Thrissur was relieved of a tumour in his throat. Neither was healed by doctors, or so claims Kerala-based Syro-Malabar Catholic Church (SMCC). The children's parents concur. They say Jose and Jensen were cured because of their constant prayers to Fr Elias Kuriackose Chavara and Sr Euphrasia Eluvathingal, a legendary priest and a nun, respectively, of 19th-20th century Kerala. The priest and the nun, the church explains, interceded with God on behalf of the two children to make them better. In other words, these were miracles. Pope Francis I, the head of the world's Catholic Church, agrees. He has approved the miracles, paving the way for the canonisation of Fr Chavara and Sr Euphrasia as saints. The Vatican informed SMCC of this decision on April 3 though the official declaration is expected in June after the Cardinals Consistory takes a final call. If all goes to script, the duo from Kerala will be canonised, along with seven other candidates from different nations, at the Vatican in September. And they will join St Alphonsa of the Immaculate Conception (1910-1940) in the Catholic Church's pantheon of saints from India. Saints from God St Alphonsa, who also belonged to SMCC, India's largest Catholic church with four million members, attainted sainthood in 2008 and remains the only Indian among the nearly 10,000 saints canonised over the past 10 centuries. Though St Gonzalo Garcia of the 16th century and St John de Brito of the 17th century were also canonised from India, in 1842 and 1947, respectively,