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Devasahayam Pillai
Devasahayam Pillai | |
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 Statue of Devasahayam Pillai at St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral, Kottar | |
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| Born | Neelakanta Pillai 23 April 1712 Nattalam, Kingdom of Travancore |
| Died | 14 January 1752 (aged 39) Aralvaimozhy, Kingdom of Travancore |
| Resting place | Kottar, Nagercoil, India |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 2 December 2012, St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral, Kottar, Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu, India by Angelo Amato (on behalf of Pope Benedict XVI) |
| Canonized | 15 May 2022, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope Francis |
| Major shrine | St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral, Kottar, Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Feast | 14 January[1] |
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Devasahayam Pillai or Mar Lazarus Sahada (born Neelakanta Pillai and baptized as Lazarus; 23 April 1712 – 14 January 1752) was an Indian layman and martyr of the Catholic Church.[2] He was canonized as a saint of the church by Pope Francis on 15 May 2022.
- ^ Blessed Devasahayam Pillai, Star Quest Production Network. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- ^ Decrees of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Syro Malabar Church, 1 July 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
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