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{{infobox Saint<br />
| honorific_prefix = [[Saint]]<br />
| name = Mor Athanasius Paulose<br />
| image = Mor Athanasius Paulose Aluva.png<br />
| imagesize = 250px<br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = Portrait of Mor Athanasius<br />
| titles = "Snugaro d' hymonooso" (The Protector of Faith)<br />
| birth_name = Paulose Kuttikatt<br />
| birth_date = 23 January 1869<br />
| birth_place = [[Angamali]]<br />
| home_town = [[Akaparambu]]<br />
| residence = [[Thrikkunathu Seminary]]<br />
| death_date = {{death-date and age|25 January 1953|23 January 1869}}<br />
| death_place = [[Thrikkunathu Seminary]]<br />
| venerated_in = [[Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church]] <br> [[Oriental Orthodox Christianity]]<br />
| canonized_date = 19 August 2004<br />
| canonized_place = [[Cathedral of Saint George, Damascus]]<br />
| canonized_by = Patriarch [[Ignatius Zakka I Iwas]], [[Syriac Orthodox Church]].<br />
| major_shrine = {{UBL<br />
| [[Thrikkunnathu Seminary|St. Mary's Church, Thrikkunnathu Seminary]]<br />
| Patriarchal Cathedral of Mor Athanasius, Puthencruz<br />
}}<br />
| feast_day = 26 January<br />
| attributes = <br />
| patronage = [[Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church]]<br />
| issues = <br />
| influences = <br />
| influenced = <br />
| tradition = <br />
}}<br />
{{infobox Christian leader<br />
| type = Metropolitan<br />
| name = Mar Athanasius<br />
| title = [[Malankara Metropolitan]] and [[Aluva|Valiya Metropolitan of Alwaye]]<br />
| predecessor = [[Coorilos Paulose|Mar Coorilos]]<br />
| successor = [[Clemis Abraham|Mar Abraham]]<br />
| other_post = [[Malankara Syrian Orthodox Diocese of Angamaly|Metropolitan of Angamaly]]<br />
| rank = [[Metropolitan bishop|Valiya Metropolitan]]<br />
| religion = [[Oriental Orthodox]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Paulose Mor Athanasius''', popularly known as '''Aluvayile Valiya Thirumeni''', was a [[Syriac Orthodox]] bishop who served the 18th Malankara Metropolitan of the [[Malankara Syriac Orthodox Church]] from 1918 to 1953 and also the Metropolitan of the Angamaly Diocese of the [[Malankara Syriac Orthodox Church]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Ward |first1=Gary L. |last2=Persson |first2=Bertil |last3=Bain |first3=Alan |title=Independent Bishops: An International Directory |date=1990 |publisher=Apogee Books |isbn=978-1-55888-307-9 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EpXjAAAAMAAJ&q=Athanasius+Paulose |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.syriacchristianity.info/StAt/pdf/Susthathikon.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314174604/http://www.syriacchristianity.info/StAt/pdf/Susthathikon.pdf|url-status=usurped|archive-date=14 March 2018|title=Susthathikon|website=syriacchristianity.info|access-date=23 September 2023}}</ref><br />
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The Feast of Mor Athanasius is held annually on 26 January.{{cn|date=February 2026}}<br />
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==Career==<br />
On 25 November 1898, Valiya Thirumeni was ordained as a priest (Qashisho) by Saint [[Gregorios Geevarghese|Geevarghese Mar Gregorios Chathuruthiyil]]. On 28 November, he was elevated to monk (ramban).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.syriacchristianity.info/StAt/SthaSalm.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119091042/http://www.syriacchristianity.info/StAt/SthaSalm.htm|url-status=usurped|archive-date=19 January 2018|title = Parumala Thirumeni ordained Valiya Thirumeni as Qashisho}}</ref><br />
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In December 1917, head of Patriarch faction Kochuparambil Paulose Mor Koorilos died, Valiya Thirumeni was selected to lead the Patriarch Faction of Malankara Church. He took office in January 1918.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.syriacchristianity.info/bio/ValiyaThirumeni.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150509020613/http://www.syriacchristianity.info/bio/ValiyaThirumeni.htm|url-status=usurped|archive-date=9 May 2015|title=Valiya Thirumeni|website=www.syriacchristianity.info|access-date=2018-07-12}}</ref><br />
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==Death==<br />
[[File:Vilangu Holy relics.jpg|thumb|The prayer room of Vilangu St. Mary's Church kept the Holy relics of Parumala Mor Gregorious and Mor Athanasius Paulose]]<br />
Valiya Thirumeni died on 25 January 1953 at the age of 84. The next day he was buried at the northern side of the madbho (altar) of [[St. Mary's Church Thrikkunnathu|St. Mary's Church in Thrikkunnathu Seminary]].<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Mor Paulose Athanasius.jpg|Mor Paulose Athanasius and a layman <br />
File:Athanasius Paulose Malankara Metropolitan photograph.jpg|Photograph of Mor Athanasius Paulose<br />
</gallery><br />
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==References==<br />
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before=[[Coorilos Paulose of Panampady|Coorilos Paulose]]|<br />
title= [[Malankara Metropolitan]] of [[Jacobite Syrian Christian Church]]|<br />
years=1918–1953|<br />
after= [[Mor Yulios Elias Qoro]] <br /> Syriac Orthodox Patriarchal Delegates of India <br /> 1953-1957}}<br />
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{{Jacobite Syrian Christian Metropolitans}}<br />
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