ym ns . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁best owed ▁the ▁title ▁" Sh as th ri " ▁( sch olar ) ▁by ▁the ▁Mar ▁D ion ys us ▁Metropolitan ▁of ▁Mal ank ara ▁Orth odox ▁Church ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁after ▁listening ▁to ▁his ▁music ▁and ▁disc ourse . ▁ ▁Biography ▁M osa ▁W als al am ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 7 ▁at ▁Th ir up ur am , ▁near ▁N ey y at ink ara ▁in ▁Th ir u van anth ap ur am ▁( T riv and rum ) ▁District ▁of ▁Ker ala . ▁ ▁His ▁father ▁Anthony ▁a ka ▁Ar ul an and am ▁was ▁born ▁as ▁a ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁who ▁was ▁happened ▁to ▁be ▁motiv ated ▁by ▁John ▁C ox , ▁a ▁European ▁mission ary ▁who ▁worked ▁under ▁the ▁London ▁Mission ary ▁Society ▁in ▁southern ▁Tra van core . ▁Anthony ▁joined ▁Protest ant ▁church ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁full - time ▁evangel ist ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 7 . ▁His ▁son ▁was ▁christ ened ▁" M osa " ▁( M oses ) ▁by ▁C ox . ▁The ▁name ▁was ▁chosen ▁after ▁Mos es ▁the ▁proph et , ▁the ▁hero ▁of ▁the ▁Old ▁Testament , ▁who ▁delivered ▁the ▁Israel ites ▁from ▁sla very ▁in ▁Egypt . ▁Young ▁Mos es ▁Anthony ▁was ▁nick named ▁as ▁W als al am ▁( the ▁bel oved ▁one ) ▁by ▁John ▁C ox . ▁ ▁Mos es ▁received ▁education ▁at ▁his ▁home ▁village ▁till ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 5 .