Alphonsa of the Immaculate Conception

Catholic saint (1910–1946)

Died: 1946

Alphonsa of the Immaculate Conception, born as Anna Muttathupadathu, was an Indian Catholic nun and educator. She is the first woman of Indian origin to be canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church, and the first canonized saint of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church.

Events associated with Alphonsa of the Immaculate Conception

1946

Saint Alphonsa, first woman of Indian origin to be canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church (born 1910)

1910

Saint Alphonsa, first woman of Indian origin to be canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church (died 1946)