Indian Martyr Declared Saint By Vatican For Anti-Caste Activism
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Date: 2022-06-02

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On May 16th, Pope Francis declared Devasahayam a saint, thus making him the first Indian layman to be canonized. Devasahayam, also known as Lazarus, was born into an upper-caste Hindu family in 1712 in the south Indian town of Kanyakumari. Born with the name Nilakandan Pillai, he served as a treasurer in the royal palace of King Marathanda Varma when he met a Dutch Naval commander who introduced him to Catholicism. The officer shared the story of Job from the Old Testament, which touched Pillai on a personal level as he, much like Job, was struggling at the time with a string of family tragedies. The story moved him to convert to Christianity, drop his caste name Pillai, and take on the name Devasahayam which in Tamil translates to “God has helped.” He fought against caste discrimination and advocated for social equality. His conversion was seen as treason against the kingdom, which led to his imprisonment in 1749. He spent the remainder of his life there, where he was ultimately shot and killed in 1752. Devasahayam was chosen for sainthood by the Vatican after a woman claimed her unborn child, who had been declared “medically dead,” started moving again after praying to him in 2013.

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