Francis Acharya

Francis Acharya (born Jean Richard Mahieu; 15 April 1919 – 31 January 2002) was a Belgian Cistercian monk of Scourmont Abbey. Taking Indian citizenship, he founded the Syro-Malankara rite Kristiya Sanyasa Samaj, Kurisumala Ashram, later (in 1998) affiliated to the Trappist Order. His sainthood cause is underway.

Francis Acharya

Francis Acharya (born Jean Richard Mahieu; 15 April 1919 – 31 January 2002) was a Belgian Cistercian monk of Scourmont Abbey. Taking Indian citizenship, he founded the Syro-Malankara rite Kristiya Sanyasa Samaj, Kurisumala Ashram, later (in 1998) affiliated to the Trappist Order. His sainthood cause is underway.