Baselios Yeldo

Saint Baselios Yeldo
Tomb of Mor Baselios Yeldo.
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Maphrian of the East
Born1593
Bakhdida, Ottoman Empire
Died29 September 1685
Kothamangalam
Venerated inSyriac Orthodox Church
Oriental Orthodox Christianity
Canonized20 October 1987 by Ignatius Zakka I Iwas
Major shrineSt. Thomas Church, Kothamangalam
Feast3 October

Saint Baselios Yeldo (യൽദോ മാർ ബസ്സേലിയോസ് ബാവ) was the Maphrian of the East of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 1678 until his resignation in 1684. He is venerated as a saint in the Syriac Orthodox Church and his feast day is 3 October. His tomb is situated in Marthoman Cheriyapally, Kothamangalam and his feast is celebrated as Kanni 20th perunnal (കന്നി 20 പെരുന്നാൾ) which gather many pilgrims to the Tomb.

Yeldo was proclaimed a saint by Ignatius Zakka I Iwas, Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch, on 20 October 1987.[1][2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference St. George was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "St. Baselios Yeldho". syriacchristianity.info. Retrieved 21 March 2022.

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