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Government to issue coin in honour of Sister Alphonsa
National,Religion,
Sat, 11 Oct 2008
IANS
New Delhi, Oct 11(IANS) The Indian government will issue a commemorative coin in honour of Sister Alphonsa, who will be canonized by the Pope as a Saint at the Vatican Sunday, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram announced Saturday.
The commemorative coin will be released Aug 19, 2009, at the beginning of Alphonsa's birth centenary year.
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Alphonsa is the first Indian to be canonised by the Catholic church. She belonged to the Poor Franciscan Clarist Congregation in Kerala.
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