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Constanzo Beschi Constanzo Beschi, also known under his Tamil name of Vīramāmunivar or Constantine Joseph Beschi was an Italian Jesuit priest, Missionary in South India, and renowned poet in the Tamil language. Wikipedia Born :  November 8, 1680,  Castiglione delle Stiviere Died :  1747 What is the history and ideology of veeramamunivar? History of Veeramanuvar Veeramamunivar is a catholic priest, Born at Castiglione in the Venetian Republic, 1680; died at Manapar c. 1746. He entered the Society of Jesus in 1698, and went to the Mandura mission in 1710, He composed a grammar of High Tamil, and was the first to write a grammar of Low Tamil (the common dialect) which still remains the foundation of scientific Tamil philology. He is also the complier of several Tamil dictionaries, among them the quadruple lexicon containing words, synonyms, categories of words, and rhymes; a Tamil-Latin and Latin-Tamil-Portuguese dic...

http://www.poondimadhabasilica.org/ http://www.poondimadhabasilica.org/Listtestimonials.aspx Poondi Madha Basilica From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This article  needs additional citations for verification .  Please help  improve this article  by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be  challenged  and  removed . (December 2010) Coordinates :  10°51′40″N   78°56′18″E Poondi Matha Basilica Basic information Location Poondi,  Tamil Nadu , India Affiliation Roman Catholic Year consecrated Eighteenth century beginning Ecclesiastical or organizational status Minor Basilica Architectural description Architectural style Gothic  and  French architecture Specifications Our Lady of Lourdes Basilica ,  Poondi , is a Catholic pilgrimage centre located in  Tamil Nadu , South India.  Poondi  is a small village located in  Thiruvaiyaru  Taluk (a...

"Mary Most Simple – a woman in love with her God and her family! During the month of May, we honor the Blessed Virgin Mary. We see her as holy. After all, she is the Queen of Heaven and Earth. She is the Mother of God. Like Mary, we are called God’s beloved daughters and sons, the temples of the Holy Spirit, and the bearers of Christ to the world. But we look at Mary and can sometimes be overwhelmed by how far above us she is. Yet, Mary saw herself simply as “ the handmaid of the Lord.”  Her greatness is really in her simplicity as a simple, down-to-earth person. As a young lady, Mary followed the simple custom of engagement so the announcement of the Archangel Gabriel troubled and surprised her. But in trust, she consented to the normal role of being with child, married Joseph and gave birth. She nursed and weaned her child. With Joseph, she taught her child to talk, walk and read, like other parents. Mary cooked, hauled water, and cleaned house. She decorated fo...