Sainthood of Sister Alphanso!
Sister Alphanso, who was born in Kerela, was canonized by Pope Benedict XVI at a ceremony at St Peter’s Square on Sunday, becoming the first Indian woman saint. The other woman from India on the path to sainthood is Albanian-born Mother Teresa, who was beatified five years ago.
Sister Alphanso is credited with curing illness and disease. She had miraculously cured the deformity of a nine year old boy, Genil. This boy, along with his father, was also present during the canonization ceremony in Rome.
Sister Alphonso is said to have deliberately disfigured herself in order to ward off suitors and enter the convent. Though she died at a very young age of 36, her tomb is nothing less than a pilgrimage as she has been credited with several miracles.
“We always thought she was someone special, we felt she had an aura about her,” said Sister Grace Kalriparambil, 77, who knew Alphonsa.
This news has come like a new hope for all the Christians in India, who make up barely 2.3 % of the total population, when religious tensions have sprung up in some parts of the country.
“At a time when evil is so widespread, it is good to have something like this to keep our spirits up,” Sister Grace said.
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