St._George's_Monastery,_Malekurish

St. George's Monastery, Malekurish

St. George's Monastery, Malekurish

Syriac Orthodox Monastery in India


St. George's Monastery is a Jacobite Syrian Christian Church situated at a hilltop near Puthencruz, Ernakulam District, Kerala. The monastery was established by Mor Yulius Elias Qoro (Patriarchal delegate to Malankara). The Malankara Syrian Orthodox Seminary began functioning in this monastery and later moved to Udayagiri. The monastery is the final resting place of Catholicos Baselios Paulose II.[1][2] In 2019, a retreat house named Khanema Hanna Home was consecrated by Ignatius Aphrem II Patriarch near to the Monastery.[3]

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Relics in the Monastery

Tomb

  • Baselios Paulose II, Catholicose and Maphrian of the Jacobite Syrian Christian Church, known as "The Tower of Light", is entombed in this church.[11]
  • Phinehas Ramban, Ascetic and monk under the Syriac Orthodox monastic order is entombed in the church premise. He was decorated as "Dayaro Nasheeho" and was commonly considered a living saint.[12]

References

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  2. Philipose, Sujith (1 August 2007). "ن S H A R B T H O ن: Mor Mysterious".
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  6. "St.Ignatius Elias III". www.moreliasdayara.org.
  7. "Sleebo Mor Osthatheos Bava". www.syriacchristianity.info.



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