Date |
Events |
14 Jan.1873 |
Birthday of our Founder, Venerable Mar Thomas Kurialacherry |
23 Dec.1880 |
Birthday of our Co-Foundress Mother Chanthal |
29 Jan.1908 |
Humble beginning of the Adoration Congregation in a cow shed at Edathua |
08 Dec.1908 |
Foundation of the Congregation |
10 Dec. 1908 |
The Blessing of the first house at Champakulam |
03 Dec. 1911 |
Episcopal Consecration of Venerable Mar Thomas Kurialacherry at Kandy in Sri Lanka |
10 Dec. 1911 |
Religious Vestition of the first five members of the SABS at Champakulam |
18 Mar. 1916 |
Perpetual Profession of the first members |
14 Sept.1917 |
A formal Constitution of the Congregation was given by the Founder |
02 June 1925 |
Demise of our beloved Founder in Rome |
30 April 1930 |
Appointment of the first Mother General, Mother Mary Philomina |
06 May 1930 |
Beginning of Ernakulam unit, blessing of the first house at Koratty |
25 July 1935 |
Founder’s mortal remains brought back & interred in the cathedral, Changanacherry |
08 April 1952 |
The beginning of the Pala unit |
02 June 1956 |
Pala unit starts convents in Thalassery, first house at Kaniyaram, Mananthavady |
22 April 1961 |
Formation of Kothamangalam Unit |
15 Sept.1963 |
Unification of the Congregation |
24 April 1965 |
Erection of St.Joseph’s Province, Thalassery |
17 June 1965 |
Starting of the Generalate, Cenacle at Aluva |
03 Dec. 1965 |
Starting the mission work outside Kerala, Hundung in Manipur state by Pala Province |
18 Mar 1966 |
Golden Jubilee Celebration of the Congregation |
11 Feb. 1968 |
Pontifical Status to the Congregation and approval of the Constitution by the Holy See |
18 Mar 1969 |
The blessing of the Generalate building at Aluva |
4-8 May 1969 |
Special General Chapter for renewal and adaptation |
1-5 Sept. 1971 |
Special General Chapter for renewal and adaptation |
25 May 1972 |
Demise of Mother Mary Francis De Chanthal, Co-Foundress |
14 Jan.1973 |
Starting of Prarthana Bhavan (Cloister) at Cenacle. |
02 June 1975 |
50th Death Anniversary of our Founder |
15 Sept.1977 |
Approval of the revised Constitution by the Holy See on experimental basis for five years |
11 Feb.1978 |
Erection of St.John’s Province, Kanjirappilly |
08 Dec.1983 |
Platinum Jubilee Celebration of the Congregation |
12 Dec.1983 |
Superior General submitted an application to the Archbishop of Changanacherry, to take up the cause of Canonization of our Founder |
01 Oct. 1984 |
Demise of V. Rev.Fr.Sales CMI – President of unification process |
27 April 1991 |
Closing of the diocesan process for the Beatification of our Founder |
28 Mar 1996 |
The “Positio Virtutibus” relating to the Servant of God Mar Thomas Kurialacherry, our Founder was submitted to the Congregation for the saints. |
25 May 1997 |
25th Death Anniversary of the Co- foundress, Mother Mary Francesca de Chantal |
22 Dec. 1997 |
Erection of Mananthavady Province |
14 Jan. 1998 |
125th Birthday of our Founder |
18 Mar.1998 |
Erection of Vice Province of Jagadalpur |
22 Mar 1998 |
Erection of Jyothirmai Vice Province, Ujjain |
25 Mar. 1998 |
Erection of Jairani Vice Province, Punjab- Orissa |
29 Mar 1998 |
Erection of Christu Jyothi Vice Province, Sstna |
14 June 1998 |
Erection of Corpus Christi Vice Province, Dimapur |
11 Janu 2001 |
Erection of Nirmal Rani Vice Province, Thrissur |
15 Sept 2003 |
Vice Provinces of Jagadalpur, Satna, Punjab, Ujjain, Dimapur, Odisha and Thrissur attained the status of Province |
17 Jan. 2004 |
Erection of VimalaMatha Province, Thamarassery |
19 Jan.2004 |
Erection of Vimal Rani Province, Palakkad |
20 Jan. 2004 |
Erection of Jai Matha Province, Idukki |
10 July 2004 |
Appointment of the Mission Superior & Councillors for the African Mission |
06 May2005 |
Starting of formation programme in East African Mission |
11 June 2006 |
Starting of Zion Vidya Bhavan (Theology Course) at Cenacle |
25 Feb.2006 |
Blessing of Central house at Ottiende, East Africa |
08 Dec.2007 |
Blessing of the renovated chapel of the Generalate and Inauguration of the Centenary Celebration of the Congregation at Cenacle |
08 Dec.2008 |
Closing ceremony of the centenary celebrations of the congregation at Cenacle |
14 Jan. 2009 |
Inauguration of SABS Zion Region in East Africa. |
02 April 2011 |
Servant of God Thomas Kurialacherry is declared ‘Venerable’ by Pope Benedict XVI |
02 Sept.2011 |
Permanent Affiliation of Zion Vidya Bhavan |
05 Sept.2011 |
Definitive Approval of the Constitution |
15 Sept.2013 |
Golden Jubilee of Unification |