Dionysius Vattasseril

Saint Geevarghese Dionysius of Vattasseril (Dionysius VI) Malankara Metropolitan
Portrait of St. Geevarghese Dionysius of Vattasseril
The Great Luminary of Malankara Church
Born	Geevarghese (1858-10-31)31 October 1858 Mallapally
Hometown	Kottayam
Died	23 February 1934(1934-02-23) (aged 75) Kottayam
Venerated in	Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church,
Canonized	24 February 2003 by Baselios Mar Thoma Mathews II, Catholicos of the East and Malankara Metropolitan
Major shrine	Old Seminary, Kottayam
Feast	24 February
Influences	St. Gregorios of Parumala
Influenced	Baselios Geevarghese II
Major works	Doctrines of the Church

Geevarghese Dionysius Vattasseril, also Dionysius VI, Dionysius Geevarghese II or, popularly, Vattasseril Thirumeni (31 October 1858 – 23 February 1934), was a bishop of the Malankara Church and 15th Malankara Metropolitan. In 2003, Dionysius was canonized as a saint by the Malankara Orthodox Church, and his feast day is celebrated on February 23 each year. He is known as 'The Great Luminary of Malankara Church' (Malayalam: Malankara Sabha Bhasuran), a title which the Church bestowed on him in recognition of his contribution to the Church.^[1]

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