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Varghese Payyappilly

Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly, Indian-Syrian priest, founded the Sisters of the Destitute (died 1929)

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Born
August 8, 1876
Died
October 5, 1929
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1876

About Varghese Payyappilly

Varghese Payyappilly was an Indian Syro-Malabar priest from Kerala and the founder of the congregation of Sisters of the Destitute. He was declared Venerable by Pope Francis on 14 April 2018. Payyappilly is an ancient Saint Thomas Christian family in India, baptized by Thomas the Apostle in the first century. On 19 March 1927, Payyappilly founded the Sisters of the Destitute in Chunangamvely. He was ordained a priest on 21 December 1907 and was known as Payyappilly Varghese Kathanar.

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Varghese Payyappilly timeline

  1. He was ordained a priest on 21 December 1907 and was known as Payyappilly Varghese Kathanar.
  2. On 19 March 1927, Payyappilly founded the Sisters of the Destitute in Chunangamvely.

The world when Varghese Payyappilly was born

Varghese Payyappilly was born in 1876. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst National League baseball season
  • Top headlineBattle of Little Bighorn — Custer's Last Stand
  • Technology milestoneAlexander Graham Bell patents the telephone
  • Notable inventionTelephone
  • World population~1.56B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderUlysses S. Grant
  • U.S. population43.4M

1876 versus 2026

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Measure18762026
Population43.4M341 million

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