Dionysius Vattasseril
Geevarghese Dionysius of Vattasseril (Mar Dionysius VI) | |
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Portrait of St. Geevarghese Dionysius of Vattasseril | |
| The Great Luminary of Malankara Church | |
| Born | Geevarghese 31 October 1858 Mallapally |
| Hometown | Kottayam |
| Died | 23 February 1934 (aged 75) Kottayam |
| Venerated in | Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, |
| Canonized | 24 February 2003 by Baselios Mar Thoma Mathews II, Catholicos of the East and Malankara Metropolitan |
| Major shrine | Old Seminary, Kottayam |
| Feast | 24 February |
| Influences | St. Gregorios of Parumala |
| Influenced | Baselios Geevarghese II |
| Major works | Doctrines of the Church |
Dionysious VI of Vattasseril | |
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| Church | Malankara Church |
| See | Apostolic Throne of St Thomas |
| Elected | 1908 |
| Installed | 1909 |
| Term ended | 1934 |
| Predecessor | Dionysious V |
| Successor | Baselios Geevarghese II |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 18 January 1880 by Geevarghese Gregorios of Parumala |
| Consecration | 31 May 1908 by Patriarch Ignatius Abded Aloho II |
| Rank | Malankara Metropolitan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Geevarghese October 31, 1858 |
| Died | February 23, 1934 (aged 75) Kottayam |
| Buried | Orthodox Theological Seminary, Kottayam |
Geevarghese Dionysius Vattasseril, also Dionysius VI, Dionysius Geevarghese II or, popularly, Vattasseril Thirumeni (31 October 1858 – 23 February 1934), was a bishop of the Malankara Church and 15th Malankara Metropolitan. In 2003, Dionysius was canonized as a saint by the Malankara Orthodox Church, and his feast day is celebrated on February 23 each year. He is known as 'The Great Luminary of Malankara Church' (Malayalam: Malankara Sabha Bhasuran), a title which the Church bestowed on him in recognition of his contribution to the Church.
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