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{{short description|Syriac Orthodox Monastery in Turkey}}
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'''St. George's Monastery''' is a [[Jacobite Syrian Christian Church]] situated at a hilltop near [[Puthencruz]], Ernakulam District, [[Kerala]]. The monastery was established by [[Mor Yulius Elias Qoro]] (Patriarchal delegate to Malankara). The Malankara Syrian Orthodox Seminary began functioning in this monastery and later moved to Udayagiri. The monastery is the final resting place of Catholicos [[Baselios Paulose II]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://catholicose.org/PauloseII/4.HTM|title=Net4domains - web builder|website=catholicose.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indmaps.com/kerela/kerala-church-map.html|title=Churches in Kerala - Kerala Churches|website=www.indmaps.com}}</ref> In 2019, a retreat house named Khanema Hanna Home was consecrated by [[Ignatius Aphrem II]] Patriarch near to the Monastery.<ref>{{cite news |title=Head of Jacobite Syrian Church in Kerala from May 24 to 27 |url=https://english.manoramaonline.com/news/kerala/2019/05/14/jacobite-syrian-church-head-to-visit-kerala.html |work=OnManorama |language=en}}</ref>

== Relics in the Monastery==
* [[St. George]] - the saint renowned throughout the world as the crown of Christian martyrs.
* Kaumo - known as an earthly angel who was a Stylite (monk meditating on a pillar in a standing posture).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sharbtho.blogspot.com/2007/08/mar-mysteriousness.html|title=ن S H A R B T H O ن: Mor Mysterious|first=Sujith|last=Philipose|date=1 August 2007|publisher=}}</ref>
* Kuriakose Sahado - infant martyr of unmatched glory who received martyrdom at the very tender age of three along with his mother Morth Yulithy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sites.google.com/site/saintkuriakose/|title=saintkuriakose|website=sites.google.com}}</ref>
* [[Geevarghese Gregorios of Parumala]] (Parumala Kochu Thirumeni) - the saint of Parumala who was consecrated metropolitan at the young age of 28 and who lived a saintly life and is venerated by [[Syriac Orthodox Church]] and [[Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thesaintofparumala.com/|title=THE SAINT OF PARUMALA - Home|website=thesaintofparumala.com}}</ref>The Tomb is situated at [[St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, Parumala]].<ref>http://parumalathirumeni.org/</ref>
* [[Ignatius Elias III]] - the Patriarch of Antioch who arrived to bring peace in the Church in Malankara,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sor.cua.edu/Personage/PElias3/index.html|title=Patriarch Mor Elias III Shakir (1867-1932)|last=SOR|website=sor.cua.edu}}</ref> entombed at [[St. Ignatius Monastery Manjinikkara]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.moreliasdayara.org/st.-elias-iii.html|title=St.Ignatius Elias III|website=www.moreliasdayara.org}}</ref>
* Osthatheos Sleeba - apostolic delegate of the Patriarch of Antioch in India during the turbulent period in the Church during the first quarter of the last century - entombed in the St.Mary's Simhasana church at Arthat, [[Kunnamkulam]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.syriacchristianity.info/StSl/Mor_Osthathious_Sleeba.htm|title=Sleebo Mor Osthatheos Bava|website=www.syriacchristianity.info}}</ref>

==Tomb==
[[Baselios Paulose II]], Catholicose and Maphrian of the Jacobite Syrian Christian Church, known as "The Tower of Light", is entombed in this church.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.syriacchristianity.info/MorBaseliosPauloseII/Biography.htm|title=Biography of Mor Baselios Paulose II Catholicos}}</ref>

== Gallery ==
<gallery mode="packed-hover" heights="200px">
File:Malecruz Dayara.jpg|Front view of Malecruz Dayaro.
File:Tomb of Mor Gregorio's of Malecruz Dayara.jpg|Holy Relics of [[Geevarghese Gregorios of Parumala]], [[Ignatius Elias III]] and Osthatheos Sleeba<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.syriacchristianity.info/StSl/Mor_Osthathious_Sleeba.htm|title=Sleebo Mor Osthatheos Bava}}</ref>
File:Malecruz dayaro.jpg|Holy Altar of Malecruz Dayaro.
File:Malecruz at Night.jpg|Night View of Malecruz Dayaro.
File:Tomb of H.B Baselios Paulose II Catholicose.jpg|Tomb of [[Baselios Paulose II]] Catholicose of the East.
</gallery>

==References==
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{{Syriac monasteries}}
{{Christianity in Kerala}}
{{Churches of Kerala}}
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[[Category:Churches in Ernakulam district]]
[[Category:Oriental Orthodox monasteries in India]]
[[Category:Syriac Orthodox churches in India]]

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