Devasahayam Pillai information

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Devasahayam Pillai
Mar; Devasahayam Pillai
	Statue of Devasahayam Pillai at St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral, Kottar
Martyr
Born	Neelakanta Pillai; 23 April 1712; Nattalam, Kingdom of Travancore
Died	14 January 1752 (aged 39); Aralvaimozhy, Kingdom of Travancore
Resting place	Kottar, Nagercoil, India
Venerated in	Catholic Church
Beatified	2 December 2012, St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral, Kottar, Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu, India by Angelo Amato (on behalf of Pope Benedict XVI)
Canonized	15 May 2022, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope Francis
Major shrine	St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral, Kottar, Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu, India
Feast	14 January
Attributes	Tied up in chains; Praying on knees before execution;
Patronage	India; Persecuted Christians;

Devasahayam Pillai or Mar Lazarus Sahada (born Neelakanta Pillai and baptized as Lazarus; 23 April 1712 – 14 January 1752) was an Indian layman and martyr of the Catholic Church.^[2] He was canonized as a saint of the church by Pope Francis on 15 May 2022.

^ Blessed Devasahayam Pillai, Star Quest Production Network. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
^ Decrees of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Syro Malabar Church, 1 July 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2012.

[1] Blessed Devasahayam Pillai, Star Quest Production Network. Retrieved 4 December 2012.

[smcim-814-2] Decrees of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Syro Malabar Church, 1 July 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2012.

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