Excited Church Awaits Canonization of India’s First Lay Martyr Saint

December 1, 2021 by Web Master

Statue of Blessed Devasahayam installed at St Mary’s parish church in Thrissur.

Blessed Devasthanam, an 18th-century lay convert soldier who was tortured and killed by a Hindu king because he refused to renounce his Catholic faith, will be canonized in May.