Lesson 15 - St. Geevarghese Mar Dionysius

• While still in high school, St. Dionysius was ordained as a sub deacon by H.H. Moran Mar Pathrose Patriarch

• As a Deacon, St. Dionysius studied at the Orthodox Theological Seminary (Old Seminary), Kottayam for four years.

• He become a great Syriac scholar under the careful oversight of St. Gregorios of Parumala

• In recognition of his incredible expertise in

  Syriac and theology, he was designated as Malankara Malpan

• He also used his scholarship to edit and publish the order of Church worship to be used by the ordinary faithful for meaningful participation in worship.

• He was then blessed as a Ramban (monk)

What is a Catholicate

A Catholicate is the area of responsibility (terrorital or otherwise) of a catholicos, a leader within area of the several churches of Easter Christanity, espeically those regarded as Oriental Orthodox

Important to Note!

Carrying out the church’s internal administration, management of its finances, schools, parishes, and other institutions

Temporal

Matters related to interpretation of faith, maintenance of the sacramental life, and the observance of aesthetic life

Spirtual

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