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Malekurish St. George Monastery is a Malankara Jacobite Syriac Orthodox Church situated at a hilltop near Puthenkurishu, Ernakulam District, Kerala. The monastery was established by L.L Mor Yulius Elias Qoro (Patriarchal delegate to Malankara). The Malankara Syrian Orthodox Seminary began functioning in this monastery and later moved to Udayagiri. The monastery is the final resting place of L.L Catholicose Baselios Paulose II. [1] [2] In 2019, a retreat house named Khanema Hanna Home was consecrated by Ignatius Aphrem II Patriarch near to the Monastery. [3]

Kerala State in southern India

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Baselios Paulose II Catholicoi of India

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Baselios Paulose II Catholicose of the East and Maphrian of Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church known as "The Tower of Light" is entombed in this church.

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