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- Devasahayam_Pillai abstract "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.On 28 June 2012, Pope Benedict XVI authorized the Congregation for the Causes of Saints to promulgate a decree regarding the martyrdom of Devasahayam Pillai and he was referred to as \"Venerable\".On 2 December 2012, a ceremony of beatification and declaration of martyrdom was held in Nagercoil, in the Roman Catholic diocese of Kottar in Southern India, presided over by Angelo Cardinal Amato, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, acting as papal delegate. Devasahayam Pillai is the first lay man to be elevated to the rank of \"Blessed\" in India (the step preceding raising a person to Sainthood under the Canon Law of the Catholic Church).".
- Devasahayam_Pillai beatifiedBy Angelo_Amato.
- Devasahayam_Pillai beatifiedDate "2012-12-02".
- Devasahayam_Pillai beatifiedPlace St._Xaviers_Church,_Kottar.
- Devasahayam_Pillai beatifiedPlace Tamil_Nadu.
- Devasahayam_Pillai birthDate "1712-04-23".
- Devasahayam_Pillai birthPlace Kanyakumari_district.
- Devasahayam_Pillai birthPlace Palliyadi.
- Devasahayam_Pillai birthPlace Travancore.
- Devasahayam_Pillai birthYear "1712".
- Devasahayam_Pillai deathDate "1752-01-14".
- Devasahayam_Pillai deathPlace Aralvaimozhi.
- Devasahayam_Pillai deathPlace Travancore.
- Devasahayam_Pillai deathYear "1752".
- Devasahayam_Pillai majorShrine St._Xaviers_Church,_Kottar.
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- Devasahayam_Pillai title "Martyr".
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