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Detailed explanation-1: -The nun from Kerala was canonised along with English Cardinal John Henry Newman, Swiss laywoman Marguerite Bays, Brazilian Sister Dulce Lopes and Italian Sister Giuseppina Vannini. Kerala nun Mariam Thresia and four others were declared Saints by Pope Francis at a grand ceremony at the Vatican City on Sunday.

Detailed explanation-2: -Devasahayam Pillai, who embraced Christianity in the 18th century, on May 15 became the first Indian layman to be declared a saint by Pope Francis during an impressive canonisation ceremony at the Vatican.

Detailed explanation-3: -An Indian nun from Kerala, Mariam Thresia has been canonized by the Pope in Vatican City on Monday. Sister Mariam Thresia, who spent nearly all her life caring for the poor and healing the sick, has been given sainthood in Vatican City.

Detailed explanation-4: -Pope John Paul II declared Miriam Blessed on 13 November 1983 and Pope Francis declared her a Saint on 17 May 2015. The feast-day of St Miriam is on 25 August.

Detailed explanation-5: -Devasahayam Pillai (born Neelakanta Pillai and baptized as Lazarus; 23 April 1712 – 14 January 1752) was an Indian layman and martyr of the Catholic Church. He was canonized as a saint of the church by Pope Francis on 15 May 2022.