He saw St. Alphonsa’s funeral
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| Joseph Pulikkunnel |
On July 28, 1946, 14-year-old Joseph Pulikkunnel was walking to his home near Bharananganam Church when he saw a group of around 25 people carrying a coffin, chanting prayers.
The curious boy later found out that it was the mortal remains of Sister Alphonsa of the Clarist Convent, who would later be canonised as a saint, the first Indian to be termed so.
Perhaps it was not a coincidence that the teenager who stood by to see her funeral procession later became a famous theologian.
“I remember it as if it was yesterday,” the 79-year-old Mr Pulikkunnel told... READ MORE
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