India, Oct. 21 -- On 13 October 2019, Pope Francis canonized Sr. Mariam Thresia (1876-1926) as a Saint of the Catholic Church. A day earlier 'Vatican News' said of her, " i n imitation of Jesus, she helped the poor, nursed the sick, visited and comforted the lonely people of her parish" According to the records of the Congregation of the Holy Family, which St Thresia founded, "she worked at a time when women were not encouraged to go outside the home. There were many objections to her work in the beginning; but she persisted and continued her work for poor families. In many ways, she was a social reformer".
Earlier on 23 November 2014, Mar Kuriakose Elias Chavara (1805-71), was canonized a Saint. Apart from founding the Carmelites of Mary ...