St. George's Monastery, Malekurish

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]

St. George's Monastery, Malekurish
St. George's Syrian Orthodox Monastery, Malekurish
Religion
AffiliationJacobite Syrian Christian Church
DistrictErnakulam
ProvinceKerala
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusCathedral
Location
LocationPuthencruz, Ernakulam, India
Architecture
TypeChurch

Relics in the Monastery

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Tomb

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  • 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" (Illustrious Monk) by the Patriarch Ignatius Zakka I of the Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch and was commonly considered a living saint.[12]
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References

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  1. ^ "Net4domains - web builder". catholicose.org.
  2. ^ "Churches in Kerala - Kerala Churches". www.indmaps.com.
  3. ^ "Head of Jacobite Syrian Church in Kerala from May 24 to 27". OnManorama.
  4. ^ Philipose, Sujith (1 August 2007). "ن S H A R B T H O ن: Mor Mysterious".
  5. ^ "saintkuriakose". sites.google.com.
  6. ^ "THE SAINT OF PARUMALA - Home". thesaintofparumala.com.
  7. ^ "parumalathirumeni.org". parumalathirumeni.org.
  8. ^ SOR. "Patriarch Mor Elias III Shakir (1867-1932)". sor.cua.edu.
  9. ^ "St.Ignatius Elias III". www.moreliasdayara.org.
  10. ^ "Sleebo Mor Osthatheos Bava". www.syriacchristianity.info.
  11. ^ "Biography of Mor Baselios Paulose II Catholicos". www.syriacchristianity.info.
  12. ^ "Phinehas Ramban passed away". 6 July 2022.
  13. ^ "Sleebo Mor Osthatheos Bava".