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INTRODUCTION
NILAKANDAN – LAZARUS-DEVASAHAYAM
CONVINCED CHRISTIAN-COMMITTED MISSIONARY
ARRESTED – TORTURED – KILLED FOR FAITH
MASS CONVERSIONS AFTER MARTYRDOM – POPULARLY HAILED AS SAINT
DIOCESAN PROCESS
THE ROMAN PHASE
THE DECREE SIGNED
DECLARATION OF MARTYRDOM/BEATIFICATION OF THE FIRST INDIAN MARTYRED IN INDIA
SIGNIFICANCE
INTRODUCTION
A GREAT MARTYRDOM
RELEVANCE OF MARTYRDOM FOR THE CHURCH AND SOCIETY
SOURCES
INTRODUCTION
TEXTUAL EVIDENCES
DOCUMENTS AND BOOKS
CONCLUSION
BIBLIOGRAPHY
RESEARCHES IN ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
LIFE AND MARTYRDOM
Early life of the Servant of God
Entry of De Lannoy
Encounter of the Servant of God with Christians and Christian Faith
Conversion and Baptism
The life and the Work of the Servant of God after Baptism
Situation leading to the Arrest
The Tortures and Sentences
The Death of the Servant of God and the Burial of Mortal Remains
An ongoing Living Tradition for 256 years
HIS PASSION
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1
CHAPTER 2
CONCLUSIONS
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HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
Social Situation; The Caste system in Travancore
Political Situation
Religious Situation
VIRTUES AND SPIRITUALITY
INTRODUCTION
No other name; Strong faith in Christ as the Saviour of the world
A Light to my feet a lamp to my path Devotion to the Word of God
We cannot but speak; Commitment to the task of evangelization
No longer Jew or Greek, slave or free To work for a casteless society
My God will be your God; Unity in marriage through the same faith
By love they will know Call for a Dialogue of Love
Faithful until the End – Fortitude in Love
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