Capuchin Olikeetru ( Rays)

Capuchins in India

About Me

Capuchin Missions in Tamil Nadu, India: Name: Fr. A. Thainis Arockiasamy OFM.Cap., a Priest of Amala Annai Capuchin Province, Tamil Nadu, India. Born: 04/05/1979. Place: Keeranur, Pudukkottai (DT), Tamil Nadu, S.India. Parents: Mr. C. Arockiasamy Mrs. A. Arockiamary. He joined the Franciscan Capuchin Friars in 1997 and made my simple vows in May 08, 2002. He was ordained a Priest on April 18,2009 at Amalashram, Trichy. He is a writer and his articles, short stories and poems are published in some of the Tamil and English Catholic Magazines. He has published two books in Tamil, 1. Vergalin Viyarvai Thuligal(The History of Capuchin Missions in Pondicherry and Madras 1632-1834) this is a research work and there was an article on my book in Hindu, July 12, 2009. 2. The Capuchin Holiness (Kapuchin Sabayil Thuyavargal). He holds his degrees in English Literature (BA) and Journalism and Mass Communication (MA). Currently he is doing his studies in Church History in the Catholic University of Lyon, France.