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The 'blessed' saint from Kerala
October 13, 2008
Sister Alphonsa, who lived a quiet religious life helping people around her place in Kerala, was hailed for a number of miracles, including two which were officially put up to the Pope.
Among those who witnessed the ceremony at Vatican are 10-year-old Jinli Merin Shaji, whose miraculous cure eventually led to the canonisation of Sr Alphonsa.
Jinli was born with a clubfoot and his worried parents had taken him to the tomb of Alphonsa when he was one year old to offer prayers. The boy was made to lie on the tomb of the nun and he was cured after that, according to his relatives.
Image: Tapestries featuring the portrait of new Saint Alphonsa of the Immaculate Conception (Anna Muttathupadathu) hangs on a balcony overlooking the altar of St Peter's Basilica.
Photograph: Franco Origlia/Getty Images
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