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During
kanni
11th
on
the Malayalam
calendar at
AD
1685
Saint Baselios
Yeldo reached
the
church.
The
church
bell
sound
louded
and
people
gathered
to
know
Its
reason.
There
was
a
young
ordained
minister
of
an
order
ranking
below
that
of
priest
who
knew
Syriac.
He
suddenly
went
to
an
episcopo
nearby
after
taking
a
handkerchief
from
the
saint
for
proof.
After
hearing
this,
episcopo
along
with
the
rest
of
the
people
came
to
the
church.
The
vicar
of
the
church
went
to
ask
permission
from
saint
to
conduct
the
festival.
Saint
said
that
kanni
14th
is
perfect
for
the
festival
so
as
to
remember
the
Holly
cross.
After
the Holy
Mass by
the
saint,
the
Episcopal
became
a
Metropolitan.
Later
bava
became
seriously
ill
and
on
kanni
19th
(29
September),
he
left
the
world
at
the
age
of
92.
When
his
soul
left
him,
people
who
gathered
saw
a
miracle
which
the
saint
had
notified
them
early.
The
large
cross
made
of
granite
situated
in
the
western
part
of
the
church
had
lit
up.
All
the
worshippers
were
shocked
a
started
believing
in
depth.
After
the
death
of
Maphrian,
worshippers
experienced
many
great
miracles
which
further
increased
the
worshippers.
The
name
Yelda(East
Syriac)/Yeldo(West
Syriac)
means
Christmas.
Yelda/Yeldo
lent(Nativity
lent)
starts
15
December
till
25
December.
Various
spellings
are
used
to
write
Yeldo
(യെൽദൊ)
in
English
viz.
Yeldho,
Eldho,
Eldo.
Basil
is
the
short
form
for
Baselios
which
mean
King
or
Emperor.
This
name
originally
is
from
Greek-
Basileus.
Many
people
come
and
pray
at
the
Tomb
of
Yeldo
and
promise
that
if
they
were
blessed
with
a
baby,
they
would
name
their
baby
as
'Yeldo'
or
'Basil'.
It
is
believed
that
people
having
these
names
are
more
than
lakhs
of
lakhs
nowadays.
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