Bethany Madhom Explained

Bethany Madom
Native Name:ബഥനി മഠം
Native Name Lang:ml
Order:Sisters of the Imitation of Christ
Established:1 May 1925
Churches:Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
Founder:Geevarghese Mar Ivanios

The Congregation of the Sisters of the Imitation of Christ (SIC), also known as Bethany Madhom, is a congregation in the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church. It was founded by the Servant of God Archbishop Geevarghese Mar Ivanios on 1 May 1925, originally in the Malankara Orthodox Church.[1] The entire congregation reunited with the Catholic Church in 1930 following the reunion movement.

The Bethany Sisters are the female counterpart to the Order of the Imitation of Christ (Bethany Ashram), which was founded by Mar Ivanios in 1919.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bethany Madom History . Bethany Madom . 23 July 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150523042151/http://www.bethanysisters.com/history.php . 23 May 2015 . dead .