Fr. Ludovic Kunianthodath, CMI (1888-1979)
Call Number : PER-15
Photo courtesy: Fr. Cherian Kunianthodath, CMI
Birth: 11-11-1888 | Profession: 15-8-1912 | Ordination: 19-2-1921 | Death: 3-11-1979 | Parish: Thuruthipuram | Burial: Aluva Fr. Ludovic Kunianthodath was an exemplary novice master and prior for many years. As a deacon he started teaching Latin at Ambazhakad for the seminarians. Later on, as novice master, he served for two successive terms. He was also the vicar at Aluva monastery, definitor general, prior at Mutholy, Chethipuzha, and Pulincunnu monasteries. An expert in Syriac language and literature, he translated the Liturgy of the Hours to Malayalam, which was later modified by others for public use. For more than two decades, he had to cope with many health issues. He passed away in 1979, and was laid to rest at Aluva. – CMI Obituary 1831-2019 (Page No. 584)
