Malankara Catholic Church from Kanyakumari of the marthandam diocese in Tamil Nadu. Geevarghese established about 50 schools, and one 'A' grade college, named Mar Ivanios College. He visited U.S. President Harry S Truman, G.K. Chesterton, King George V of the United Kingdom, and George Bernard Shaw. Silver Jubilee of episcopal ordination The Silver Jubilee of the episcopal ordination of Geevarghese was celebrated in 1951, and Pope Pius XII wrote to him remembering the reconciliation. Death Geevarghese died on 15 July 1953 and was entombed at Saint Mary’s Cathedral, Pattom, Trivandrum. Writings Girideepam - Mountain Lamp, Trans. Sr. Rehmas SIC, Cause of Canonization of Mar Ivanios, Trivandrum, 2006. The Sacrament of Confession: A Meditative Study, Trans. Fr. Samuel Thaikkoottathil Ramban, Cause of Canonization of Mar Ivanios, Trivandrum, 2006. The Holy Qurbono: An Appraisal and Meditation, Trans. Dr. Bishop Thomas Mar Anthonios (Antony Valiyavilayil OIC), Cause of Canonization of Mar Ivanios, Trivandrum, 2006. The Liturgical Year: A Theological Reflection, Trans. Fr. Samuel Thaikkoottathil Ramban, Cause of Canonization of Mar Ivanios, Trivandrum, 2006. A Guide to Malankara Religious Life, Trans. Fr. Samuel Thaikkoottathil Ramban, Cause of Canonization of Mar Ivanios, Trivandrum, 2006. Cause of beatification and canonization Geevarghese was declared Servant of God (Daivadasan) a first step toward sainthood on 14 July 2007, the day prior to the 54th anniversary of his death. The proclamation was read by his third successor Cardinal Baselios Cleemis at Saint Mary’s Malankara Syrian Catholic Cathedral in Trivandrum, India and the cause for his canonization will continue. See also Malankara Catholic Youth Movement References Citations Sources "His Grace Most Rev. Geevarghese Mar Ivanios O.I.C."; Bethany Ashram website, retrieved 10 January 2006 Maragaret Gibbons, Mar Ivanios (1882–1953) Archbishop of Trivandrum: The Story of Great Conversion, Dublin, 1962. L. Moolaveettil, The Spiritual Life of Mar Ivanios, Kottayam, 1977. External links catholicate.net syromalankara.org catholic-hierarchy.org lightoflife.com malankaracatholicchurchuk.com 1882 births 1953 deaths 20th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in India 20th-century Eastern Catholic bishops 20th-century Indian Roman Catholic theologians Founders of Catholic religious communities Converts to Eastern Catholicism from Oriental Orthodoxy Eastern Catholic Servants of God Syro-Malankara bishops Burials at the Cathedral of Saint Mary, Pattom 20th-century venerated Christians Christian clergy from Kerala