Mariam Thresia Chiramel
Mariam Thresia (26 April 1876 – 8 June 1926) was an Indian Syro-Malabar Catholic religious sister and the founder of the Congregation of the Holy Family. She was born in Puthenchira, a village in present day Kerala, India. Thresia Mankidiyan is said to have received the stigmata which she kept well-guarded. She had been involved in apostolic work her entire life and pushed for strict adherence to the rule of the congregation amongst her fellow sisters.
Pope John Paul II beatified Mankidiyan on 9 April 2000. Pope Francis canonized her on 13 October 2019.
In the Martyrology
- June 8 Saint Mariam Thresia Chiramel Mankidiyan, virgin, founder of the Congregation of Holy Family