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Also known as
- Kunjachan
- Good Shepherd of the Dalits
Profile
Priest in the eparchy of Palai, India, ordained on 17 December 1921. Worked the the “untouchable” caste in India, bringing them to the faith, and giving them some basic education to improve their lot in this world.
Born
- 16 October 1973 in Ramapuram, Kerala, India of natural causes
- 22 June 2004 by Pope John Paul II (decree of heroic virtues)
- 30 April 2006 by Pope Benedict XVI
- recognition celebrated at Ramapuram, Palai, India
- if you have information relevant to the canonization of Blessed Augustine, contact
Fra Giovangiuseppe Califano, OFM
Vice-Postulator
Saint Augustine’s Forane Church
Ramapuram Bazaar P.O.
686 576 Kerala, INDIA
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