Kolencherry Jan 10 2005:
His Holiness Baselius Marthoma Mathews II, the Catholicos of the
Malankara Orthodox Church recovers from the recent illness and
is taking rest at the Kolencherry Medical College Hospital. "
His Holiness is now in good health and attended prayers" said
Very Rev. Augean Ramban the bishop elect from Vakathanam after
visiting His Holiness at the hospital. He was talking to Indian
Orthodox Herald on Monday morning.
As His Holiness needs rest, the visitors are restricted. His
Holiness was admitted in Kolencherry Medical College Hospital on
Friday at 7.30 PM in Room No. 2 of M1 ward. Prior to this he was
admitted in Century Hospital Chengannur on Friday after a severe
flue infection from where he was taken into Kangazha MGDM
Hospital. After reaching Kangazha Hospital, His Holiness went
into coma for acute diabetes increase. Now His Holiness is
picking up the eye sight also.
On January 6 His Holiness
had attended the consecration of the Piralassery Church and
presided over the public meeting there. Late night his health
conditions deteriorated, and then he was taken to the Century
Hospital and later on to Kolencherry Medical College hospital.
( Indian Orthodox Herald
Release, January 10, 2005 )
