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			{{Short description\|British missionary (1791-1871)}}
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	\| image = ~~Benjamin_Bailey~~.~~JPG~~		\| image = Benjamin Bailey statue at C.M.S. Press, Kottayam.jpg
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	\| alt = The statue of Benjamin Bailey at the CMS Press compound, Kottayam		\| alt = The statue of Benjamin Bailey at the CMS Press compound, Kottayam
	\| birth_name = Benjamin Bailey		\| birth_name = Benjamin Bailey
	\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1791\|11\|\|df=y}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1791\|11\|\|df=y}}
	\| birth_place = [[Dewsbury]], [[West Yorkshire]], [[England]]		\| birth_place = [[Dewsbury]], [[West Yorkshire]], [[England]]
	\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|1871\|4\|3\|1791\|11\|1\|df=y}}		\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|1871\|4\|3\|1791\|11\|1\|df=y}}
	\| death_place = [[Sheinton]], [[Shropshire]], England		\| death_place = [[Sheinton]], [[Shropshire]], England
	\| spouse = Elizabeth Ella		\| spouse = Elizabeth Ella
	\| known_for = [[Bible Translations\|Translating Bible]] into [[Malayalam]] language, Standardized the Malayalam types, Compiled the first [[Dictionary]] in Malayalam, ~~started the~~ first ~~college~~ in ~~India—CMS~~ College<ref>http://www.benjaminbaileyfoundation.org/banjamin_Dynamic.php?id=26&cid=8</ref>		\| known_for = [[Bible Translations\|Translating Bible]] into [[Malayalam]] language, Standardized the Malayalam types, Compiled the first [[Dictionary]] in Malayalam, first principal of [https://cmscollege.ac.in/history/ CMS College], Kottayam<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.benjaminbaileyfoundation.org/banjamin_Dynamic.php?id=26&cid=8 \|title=Benjamin Bailey Foundation \|access-date=31 December 2014 \|archive-date=31 December 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231122838/http://www.benjaminbaileyfoundation.org/banjamin_Dynamic.php?id=26&cid=8 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>
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	'''Benjamin Bailey''' ([[Dewsbury]]~~, November 1791 -~~ 3 April 1871 in [[Sheinton]], [[Shropshire]], [[England]]) was a British [[Church Mission Society]] missionary in Kerala, India for 34 years. He was ordained 1815 and moved to Kerala in 1816 where he ~~founded~~ a mission station in [[Kottayam]],<ref name="CMSatlasHind">{{cite web\|title= The Church Missionary Atlas (India)\|pages= 95–156\|date= 1896\| url= http://www.churchmissionarysociety.amdigital.co.uk/Documents/Details/CMS_OX_Atlas_01\|access-date=19 October 2015 \| publisher = [[Adam Matthew Digital]] \|url-access=subscription }}</ref> and in 1821 he established a Malayalam printing press. He translated the Bible into [[Malayalam]], in 1846 published the first English-Malayalam dictionary, and in 1849 published the first Malayalam-English dictionary.		'''Benjamin Bailey''' (November 1791 in [[Dewsbury]] – 3 April 1871 in [[Sheinton]], [[Shropshire]], [[England]]) was a British [[Church Mission Society]] missionary in Kerala, India for 34 years. He was ordained 1815 and moved to Kerala in 1816 where he found a mission station in [[Kottayam]],<ref name="CMSatlasHind">{{cite web\|title= The Church Missionary Atlas (India)\|pages= 95–156\|date= 1896\| url= http://www.churchmissionarysociety.amdigital.co.uk/Documents/Details/CMS_OX_Atlas_01\|access-date=19 October 2015 \| publisher = [[Adam Matthew Digital]] \|url-access=subscription }}</ref> and in 1821 he established a Malayalam printing press. He translated the Bible into [[Malayalam]], in 1846 published the first English-Malayalam dictionary, and in 1849 published the first Malayalam-English dictionary.

	==Life==		==Life==
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	Benjamin Bailey was the progenitor of printing and book publishing in Malayalam, the native language of Kerala. It was he who established the first printing press (the Kottayam CMS press) and started printing Malayalam in Kerala. He was the first lexicographer in the language. Besides this, he was a well versed author and translator.<ref name="societytracts1852">{{cite book\|author1=Church missionary society\|author2=Church missionary tracts\|title=Church missionary tracts [issued by the Church missionary soc.].\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7fACAAAAQAAJ&pg=PR100\|year=1852\|publisher=Seeleys\|pages=100–}}</ref> He compiled a dictionary of the Malayalam language.<ref name="George1972">{{cite book\|author=K. M. George\|title=Western Influence on Malayalam Language and Literature\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MZqqyxVkufQC&pg=PA36\|year=1972\|publisher=Sahitya Akademi\|isbn=978-81-260-0413-3\|pages=36–}}</ref>		Benjamin Bailey was the progenitor of printing and book publishing in Malayalam, the native language of Kerala. It was he who established the first printing press (the Kottayam CMS press) and started printing Malayalam in Kerala. He was the first lexicographer in the language. Besides this, he was a well versed author and translator.<ref name="societytracts1852">{{cite book\|author1=Church missionary society\|author2=Church missionary tracts\|title=Church missionary tracts [issued by the Church missionary soc.].\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7fACAAAAQAAJ&pg=PR100\|year=1852\|publisher=Seeleys\|pages=100–}}</ref> He compiled a dictionary of the Malayalam language.<ref name="George1972">{{cite book\|author=K. M. George\|title=Western Influence on Malayalam Language and Literature\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MZqqyxVkufQC&pg=PA36\|year=1972\|publisher=Sahitya Akademi\|isbn=978-81-260-0413-3\|pages=36–}}</ref>

	Benjamin Bailey was also an architect in Gothic style. In ~~1839-42~~, he built the Anglican church in Kottayam-the Christ Church- which Bishop Wilson called "the glory of Travancore". The church is now the Cathedral church of the [[Church of South India\|CSI]] Madhya Kerala Diocese.		Benjamin Bailey was also an architect in Gothic style. In 1839–42, he built the Anglican church in Kottayam-the Christ Church- which Bishop Wilson called "the glory of Travancore". The church is now the Cathedral church of the [[Church of South India\|CSI]] Madhya Kerala Diocese.

	On 14 May 1831 Benjamin Bailey went to England on furlough and returned to India on 15 July 1834. On 13 March 1850 he departed to England and retired owing to failure of health. From 1856 until his death he was Rector of Sheinton, Shropshire and in 1857 appointed Honorary Life Governor of the CMS. He was Rural Dean of Condover, Salop (in which Rural Deanery area his parish lay) from 1862 to his death.		On 14 May 1831 Benjamin Bailey went to England on furlough and returned to India on 15 July 1834. On 13 March 1850 he departed to England and retired owing to failure of health. From 1856 until his death he was Rector of Sheinton, Shropshire and in 1857 appointed Honorary Life Governor of the CMS. He was Rural Dean of Condover, Salop (in which Rural Deanery area his parish lay) from 1862 to his death.
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	==Malayalam language printing==		==Malayalam language printing==
	[[File:BenjaminBaileysPrintingPress.jpg\|thumbnail\|Benjamin Bailey's Printing Press at CMS Press, Kottayam]]		[[File:BenjaminBaileysPrintingPress.jpg\|thumbnail\|Benjamin Bailey's Printing Press at CMS Press, Kottayam, which was moved later to Benjamin Bailey Museum]]
	Benjamin Bailey was the founder of both Malayalam printing and book publishing{{citation needed\|date=July 2014}}. The ~~CMS press~~ he established in 1821 at Kottayam was not only the first Malayalam printing office but also the first book publishing house. CMS Press undertook printing works in the languages of Malayalam, English, [[Tamil language\|Tamil]], [[Sanskrit language\|Sanskrit]], [[Latin language\|Latin]] and Syriac-simply, CMS Press was the first polyglot printing office in Kerala. Printing led to the publishing of books and periodicals. He translated the New Testament from Greek into ~~Malaysian~~.<ref name="Smalley1991">{{cite book\|author=William Allen Smalley\|title=Translation as Mission: Bible Translation in the Modern Missionary Movement\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YHkuW2mpqaMC&pg=PA22\|year=1991\|publisher=Mercer University Press\|isbn=978-0-86554-389-8\|pages=22–}}</ref>		Benjamin Bailey was the founder of both Malayalam printing and book publishing{{citation needed\|date=July 2014}}. The [[C.M.S. Press]] he established in 1821 at Kottayam was not only the first Malayalam printing office but also the first book publishing house. CMS Press undertook printing works in the languages of Malayalam, English, [[Tamil language\|Tamil]], [[Sanskrit language\|Sanskrit]], [[Latin language\|Latin]] and Syriac-simply, CMS Press was the first polyglot printing office in Kerala. Printing led to the publishing of books and periodicals. He translated the New Testament from Greek into Malayalam.<ref name="Smalley1991">{{cite book\|author=William Allen Smalley\|title=Translation as Mission: Bible Translation in the Modern Missionary Movement\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YHkuW2mpqaMC&pg=PA22\|year=1991\|publisher=Mercer University Press\|isbn=978-0-86554-389-8\|pages=22–}}</ref>

			==See also==

			*[[Cherupaithangal]]

			==Gallery==
			<gallery>
			File:Benjamin Bailey Museum, Kottayam.jpg\|Benjamin Bailey Museum, Kottayam
			File:Benjamin_Bailey_Hall,_Kottayam.jpg\|Benjamin Bailey Hall, Kottayam. Memorial for Bailey
			File:Holy Trinity Cathedral, Kottayam - west door.jpg\|The west door of Holy Trinity Cathedral which mentions Bailey laid the foundation stone in 1839
			File:C.M.S. Press, Kottayam.jpg\|C.M.S. Press
			File:Bailey Bhavan.jpg\|Bailey Bhavan, Kottayam

			</gallery>

	==References==		==References==
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| birth_name = Benjamin Bailey
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1791|11||df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Dewsbury]], [[West Yorkshire]], [[England]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1871|4|3|1791|11|1|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Sheinton]], [[Shropshire]], England
| spouse = Elizabeth Ella
| known_for = [[Bible Translations|Translating Bible]] into [[Malayalam]] language, Standardized the Malayalam types, Compiled the first [[Dictionary]] in Malayalam, started the first college in India—CMS College<ref>http://www.benjaminbaileyfoundation.org/banjamin_Dynamic.php?id=26&cid=8</ref>
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'''Benjamin Bailey''' ([[Dewsbury]], November 1791 - 3 April 1871 in [[Sheinton]], [[Shropshire]], [[England]]) was a British [[Church Mission Society]] missionary in Kerala, India for 34 years. He was ordained 1815 and moved to Kerala in 1816 where he founded a mission station in [[Kottayam]],<ref name="CMSatlasHind">{{cite web|title= The Church Missionary Atlas (India)|pages= 95–156|date= 1896| url= http://www.churchmissionarysociety.amdigital.co.uk/Documents/Details/CMS_OX_Atlas_01|access-date=19 October 2015 | publisher = [[Adam Matthew Digital]] |url-access=subscription }}</ref> and in 1821 he established a Malayalam printing press. He translated the Bible into [[Malayalam]], in 1846 published the first English-Malayalam dictionary, and in 1849 published the first Malayalam-English dictionary.

==Life==
Benjamin Bailey was born in November 1791, as the son of Joseph Bailey and his wife Martha. 1812, two years under Rev. T. Scott for missionary training; one year under J. Buckworth, Vicar of Dewsbury. He was ordained as Deacon on 6 August and as Priest on 17 December 1815, by the Archbishop of York (to the Curacy of Harewood, Yorkshire). In 1816, he married Elizabeth Ella and, on 4 May that year, went to Kottayam, Kerala, India.

Benjamin Bailey was the progenitor of printing and book publishing in Malayalam, the native language of Kerala. It was he who established the first printing press (the Kottayam CMS press) and started printing Malayalam in Kerala. He was the first lexicographer in the language. Besides this, he was a well versed author and translator.<ref name="societytracts1852">{{cite book|author1=Church missionary society|author2=Church missionary tracts|title=Church missionary tracts [issued by the Church missionary soc.].|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7fACAAAAQAAJ&pg=PR100|year=1852|publisher=Seeleys|pages=100–}}</ref> He compiled a dictionary of the Malayalam language.<ref name="George1972">{{cite book|author=K. M. George|title=Western Influence on Malayalam Language and Literature|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MZqqyxVkufQC&pg=PA36|year=1972|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|isbn=978-81-260-0413-3|pages=36–}}</ref>

Benjamin Bailey was also an architect in Gothic style. In 1839-42, he built the Anglican church in Kottayam-the Christ Church- which Bishop Wilson called "the glory of Travancore". The church is now the Cathedral church of the [[Church of South India|CSI]] Madhya Kerala Diocese.

On 14 May 1831 Benjamin Bailey went to England on furlough and returned to India on 15 July 1834. On 13 March 1850 he departed to England and retired owing to failure of health. From 1856 until his death he was Rector of Sheinton, Shropshire and in 1857 appointed Honorary Life Governor of the CMS. He was Rural Dean of Condover, Salop (in which Rural Deanery area his parish lay) from 1862 to his death.

He died suddenly at Sheinton on 3 April 1871, aged 79.

==Malayalam language printing==
[[File:BenjaminBaileysPrintingPress.jpg|thumbnail|Benjamin Bailey's Printing Press at CMS Press, Kottayam]]
Benjamin Bailey was the founder of both Malayalam printing and book publishing{{citation needed|date=July 2014}}. The CMS press he established in 1821 at Kottayam was not only the first Malayalam printing office but also the first book publishing house. CMS Press undertook printing works in the languages of Malayalam, English, [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Sanskrit language|Sanskrit]], [[Latin language|Latin]] and Syriac-simply, CMS Press was the first polyglot printing office in Kerala. Printing led to the publishing of books and periodicals. He translated the New Testament from Greek into Malaysian.<ref name="Smalley1991">{{cite book|author=William Allen Smalley|title=Translation as Mission: Bible Translation in the Modern Missionary Movement|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YHkuW2mpqaMC&pg=PA22|year=1991|publisher=Mercer University Press|isbn=978-0-86554-389-8|pages=22–}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.186184181518993.47946.141962592607819&type=1 some photos of the CMS Press he started]
*[http://www.benjaminbaileyfoundation.org Benjamin Bailey Foundation]

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