Cyril Bernard Papali

Father Cyril Bernard Papali
Born	1902 Kara, Cochin, Kerala, India
Died	1981
Nationality	Indian
Known for	Peritus to Vatican II on the question of the laity
Title	Father, O.C.D. (Order of Carmel Discalced)
Religion	Christian
Denomination	Roman Catholic

Father Cyril Bernard Papali, O.C.D.. Born in the city of Cochin, Kerala, India in 1902. Father Cyril was a Carmelite monk of the Manjummel Province. He later served in the Vatican, and was peritus to Vatican II on the question of the laity, and teacher of Hinduism in Urban University in Rome. He was the author of several books including Hinduism: religion and philosophy.

Father Cyril Papali is currently being considered for canonization. There are only two persons of Indian origin ever canonized as saints by the Roman Catholic Church. Saint Alphonsa Muttathupadathu was the second, canonized on 12 October 2008.

See also

	Indian Christianity portal
	Christianity portal
	Catholicism portal

• Roman Catholicism in India
• Catholic Bishops Conference of India
• Saint Thomas Christians

References

1. Hinduism. Religion and Philosophy. Volume One: Vedic Religion. Philosophical Schools from Vedism to Hinduism. Alwaye 1977y / by Cyril Papali.http://itq.sagepub.com/content/47/2/158.1.extract
2. De apostolatu laicorum / by Cyril Papali. Teresianum, 1962.
3. Hinduismus. Two volumes. Rome 1953, 1960 / Cyrillus B. Papali
4. Mother of God: Mary in Scripture and tradition December 1956. / by Cyril Papali
5. The Advaita Vedanta of Çankaracarya Roma : Teresianum, 1964. / by Cyril Bernard Papali.
6. How Does the Christian Confront the Old Testament? by Pierre Benoit, Cyril Papali et al. Paulist Press, Glen Rock, New Jersey, 1968. Volume 030.
7. The funeral rites of the Hindus / by Cyril Papali
8. Reforming the rites of death by Johannes Wagner. New York : Paulist Press, c1968.
9. Mission prospect in India. / by Papali, Cyril B. (Rev.) The Irish ecclesiastical record, 5th ser. Vol. LXXIX. April, May, 1953.
10. Excursus on Hinduism Commentary on the Documents of Vatican II. / by Cyril Papali. Vol. 3. Ed. Herbert Vorgrimler, New York: Herder and Herder, 1969, 137-144.
11. The Hindu Scriptures / by Cyril Papali. International Journal for Theology. 1967. (Vol 10: pp76–78)
12. Hindu. / by Cyril Papali. International Journal for Theology. 1968. (Vol 2: pp 71–72)
13. The Place of Non-Christian Religions in the Economy of Salvation / by CB Papali
14. Saint Alphonsa Muttathupadathu
15. Father Cyril at the Urban University in Rome, p. 2

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Name	Papali, Cyril Bernard
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Date of birth	1902
Place of birth	Cochin, Kerala, India
Date of death	1981
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