An Ideal Missionary A Historical Study of the Life and Activities of Fr.Leopold Beccaro OCD in Malabar/ Kerala 1860-1877

includes index and biblioraphy

1. A Brief History of the Malabar Church until the Arrival of Fr. Leopold Beccaro Geographical and Religio - Political Sketch of Malabar .......5 St. Thomas Christians in India and the Apostle Thomas ...........11 St. Thomas Christians and the Relation to persian Church ............18 Faith and Traditions of St. Thomas Christians before the European Influence ...............23 Establishment of the Latin church in Malabar ................29 The portuguese and st. Thomas Christians ....................33 Reaction and Schism of St. Thomas Christians against latinisation ..............44 Intervention of the Propaganda fide and the carmelites in Malabar ..............48 Situation of Malabar in the Nineteenth century till the Arrival of Fr. Leopold Beccaro ...................59 2. A Chronological Study of the life and Activities of Fr. Leopold Beccaro Early life of Leopold Beccaro ..................68 Leopold Beccaro in Malabar ..............74 Activity of Leopold Beccaro as a Young Priest ..........74 Contribution of Fr. Leopold Beccaro for the Promotion of Young Missionaries for the Malabar Mission ............83 Writings of Fr. Leopold Beccaro ........85 Contribution of Leopold beccaro in the Field of Retreat .........86 Devotion and spiritual direction ........92 The plan of NOminating fr. Leopold Beccaro as Coadjutor to the Vicar Apostolic of Mangalore .......94 Leopold beccaro complaints about msgr. Baccinelli ........97 Troubled Days of Fr. Leopold Beccaro in Malabar .........99 Leopold beccaro and Msgr. Mellano ..........104 Death of Fr. Kuriakose Elias Chavara and the Writing of his Biography ...........109 Tension between fr. Leopold Beccaro and Msgr. Leopold Mellano and the Expulsion of Leopold Beccaro from Malabar .............111 Discussion and Report about the Verapoly Vicarine ..................123 Troubled days of Fr. Leopold Beccaro in Europe .......125 Leopold Beccaro Remains a Central Figures in Malabar and Rome ............138 Brief life Sketch of Leopold Beccaro till his death in Italy ............145 3. Active Role of Fr. Leopold Beccaro for the Development of the Syrian Teritary congregation for men Religious life of St. Thomas christian in India ...............148 A Short history of the territary carmelites in Malabar .......150 Teritaries at the Time of Fr. Leopold Beccaro .............158 Contribution of Leopold beccaro to the Growth of the Tertiaries ..........167 Reform of Leopold Beccaro ........173 Religious formation to the Teritaries ................178 Relation Between Missionaries and the Tertiaries ..........182 Controversy of Rule and Constitutions of the Teritaries .........186 Dreams of Fr. Leopold Beccaro for the Tertiaries ...........210 Msgr. Mellano and Fr. Leopold Beccaro in the Govt. of Tertiaries ...............215 Petition movement and its consequences among the Tertiaries ..........224 Situation of the Tertiaries after the Expulsion of Fr. Leopold Beccaro .................226 Request for Fr. Leopold Beccaro to Return to Malabar .......228 4. Role of Fr. Leopold Beccaro in the Foundation and Development of First Indigenous congregation for Women Preliminary attempt for the Foundation of a Convent ...........240 Foundation of the First indigenous congregation .............243 Construction of Permanent building for the Convent at Koonammavu ...................248 The Growth of the Congregation .........257 Charism of the Congregation ..........257 Juridical Nature of the Third Order Carmelite Congregation for Women .................258 Founder Controversy ............266 Formation of the Religious Sisters ...........279 Spirituality of the Congregation and mode of living the spirituality ...........283 Active apostolate envisaged by Fr. Leopold Beccaro for the Religious Sisters.........299 Koonammavu convent after the Departure of Fr. Leopold Beccaro ...........307 Reaction of Fr. Leopold Beccaro about the Division of the Third or