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Blessed Devasahayam Pillai (Malayalam: ദേവസഹായം പിള്ളTamil: முத்திப்பேறு பெற்ற தேவசகாயம் பிள்ளை 1712–1752), born Neelakanta Pillai in southern India, is a beatified layman of the Latin Catholic church. Born into a Hindu family in the 18th century, he converted to Christianity and is considered a martyr of the Christian faith. Pillai was an official in the court of the king of Travancore, Maharaja Marthanda Varma, When he came under the influence of Dutch naval commander, Captain Eustachius De Lannoy, who instructed him in the Catholic faith. He is believed to have been killed by the then Travancore state for upholding his Christian faith.
In 2004, at the request of the diocese of Kottar, Tamil Nadu Bishops' Council (TNBC) and the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India (CBCI) recommended Devasahayam Pillai for the process of beatification to the Vatican. Some Hindu groups objected to this initiative on the grounds that there was no evidence of religious persecution in Travancore during that period, and that Pillai was executed for sedition. However, documents dating back to the period of Devasahayam Pillai show that conversion of court officials to Christianity was not tolerated.
Places visited : Aralvaimozhi Prison, Kattadimalai, place where Devasahayam Pillai was killed, Peruvilai, Nattalam, Kottar and Puliyoorkurichi. Aralvaimozhy, where Devasahayam was killed, is on the Nagercoil–Tirunelveli highway. At that spot on the hillock (called Kaattadimalai), devotees believe that rocks fell and were broken at that moment. One rock at the place makes bell-like sounds when knocked with a stone. Devasahayam Pillai is buried in the Cathedral of St. Francis Xavier at Kottar in Nagercoil. Devasahayam's tomb has been restored and beautified in view of the declaration of martyrdom and beatification. Devasahyam Pillai’s clothes and other belongings are kept in a church in the small town of Vadakkankulam in Tirunelveli District of Tamil Nadu State, India. They are exposed at...
DEVASAHAYAM PILLAI (PART 3) TAMIL VEDACHATCHI
The video talks about Devasahayam Pillai, a Hindu official in the court of the king of Travancore, Maharaja Marthanda Varma, who converted to Christianity. As the name indicates, this is a weekend special programme featuring some of the historic events of Kerala. It also features some of the well-known personalities who were in the news recently. Watch more: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIPOC7PrVrYWBaeXZUmtxfEbr-yatzxgb Janam Multimedia Ltd. (Janam) is a company incorporated under the Indian Companies Act1956 with its Registered Office at G-1Ruby Enclave, Pottayil Lane, P.O.Poothole 680004,MG Road Thrissur, Kerala. The Company's own Television Channel is meant to fill the vacuum between the reality and the common man. It will play an active role in protecting the nation’s in...
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