“Blessed Devasahayam”- First Indian Layman to be declared Saint by Pope Francis
By Madhurima Ghosh – Devasahayam Pillai was approved sainthood by the Vatican in February 2020. Devasahayam was a Hindu man from Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu who converted his religion to Christianity and took the name Lazarus in 1745. But his decision of this conversion had adverse effects back then and he had to face harsh persecution,…