"Pope: Blessed Devasahayam Pillai, six others to be named saints: At a Consistory on Monday, Pope Francis confirms the vote of the Cardinals to proceed with the canonization of seven Blesseds, with the date of the forthcoming canonizations to be announced in due course."
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"Blessed Lazarus (Devasahayam) Pillai
One martyr is numbered among the Blesseds who will are set to be canonized.
Blessed Lazarus, known as Devasahayam, was a Brahmin of the Nair caste in India. Converted to Catholicism by a Jesuit priest in 1745, Devasahayam Pillai took the name Lazarus when he became a Christian.
In his preaching, he particularly insisted on the equality of all peoples, despite caste differences. This aroused the hatred of the higher classes, and he was arrested in 1749. After enduring increasing hardships, he received the crown of martyrdom when he was shot on 14 January 1752.
Blessed Lazarus is the first lay person from India to be canonized..."
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