Jules Monchanin
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Father Jules Monchanin (who chose to call himself Swami Paramarubyananda), (April 10, 1895 in Fleurie
, Rhône - October 10, 1957 in Paris) was a French Catholic priest, monk and hermit. He was an ardent proponent of Hindu-Christian interfaith dialogue. He is known for the being one of the “Trinity from Tannirpalli” along with Le Saux, and Griffiths who were the co-founders of Saccidananda Ashram
(also called Shantivanam), an ashram founded in the village of Tannirpalli
in Tamil Nadu
in 1938.
Monchanin received Final Sacrament in 1932 but survived. On the same day, he received a letter from Father Kalathil inviting him to come to India.
Fleurie
Fleurie is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.Medieval charters record Fleurie as Floriacum..Fleurie AOC is a division of the Beaujolais wine region. In the 1970s the British Conservative politician and tax fugitive Ernest Marples owned a Fleurie château and vineyard, to which he...
, Rhône - October 10, 1957 in Paris) was a French Catholic priest, monk and hermit. He was an ardent proponent of Hindu-Christian interfaith dialogue. He is known for the being one of the “Trinity from Tannirpalli” along with Le Saux, and Griffiths who were the co-founders of Saccidananda Ashram
Saccidananda Ashram
Saccidananda Ashram is a Benedictine monastery in India. Located in the village of Tannirpalli in the Tiruchirapalli District of Tamil Nadu, on the bank of the River Kavery, it was founded in 1938 by French priest Jules Monchanin, who was later to adopt the name Parma Arupi Anananda, and French...
(also called Shantivanam), an ashram founded in the village of Tannirpalli
Tannirpalli
Tannirpalli is a large village in Tiruchirapalli district, Tamil Nadu, India. It lies on the road to Trichinopoly and about 1.5 miles from Kulittalai. According to the 1981 census it had a population of 7,429 people. It lies on the bank of the Kavery river and lies in an arid area with mangroves...
in Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
in 1938.
Monchanin received Final Sacrament in 1932 but survived. On the same day, he received a letter from Father Kalathil inviting him to come to India.
Partial works
- De l'esthétique à la Mystique (From aesthetics to the Mystic), 1955
- Ecrits spirituels (Spiritual Writings), 1965
- Lettres à ma mère, 1913 - 1957 (Letters to my mother, 1913 - 1957), 1989
- Mystique de l'Inde, mystère chrétien : écrits et inédits (Mystique of India, mystery Christian writings and unpublished), 1974
- Lettres au Père Le Saux (1947-1957) (Letters to Father Le Saux (1947-1957)), 1995
- Théologie et spiritualité missionnaires (Theology and Spirituality missionaries)