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Mariampillai Thaddeus Sarathjeevan (May 13, 1968 - May 18, 2009) was a catholic priest from Jaffna, Sri Lanka.〔(Ref. Fr. Sarathjeevan )〕 He was one of the few priests who remained with the refugees until the end of war in northern parts of Sri Lanka. He died while he was leading the last batch of refugees to safety from war zone.〔(AsiaNews Italy )〕〔(Oblates of Mary Immaculate )〕〔(Sri Lanka: Priest dies alongside refugees )〕〔(Catholic Priest Rev. Francis disappeared and Priest Sarathjin passed away due to lack of medicine )〕〔(Catholic priest reported missing, another dies of heart attack, in Vanni )〕 He was 41 years old and in good health. Unconfirmed reports indicate that he was assaulted by soldiers. Rev. Fr. Sarathjeevan, known as "Father Sara", was the coordinator of Jesuit Refugee Service for Kilinochchi district in Sri Lanka. He refused to abandon the refugees, including orphan children, when other volunteers and international organizations left the war zone because of severity of the war. He and his people did not have food or water for three days, until he was able to bring them to safety. They all had to stay underground in a bunker. In recognition of his service and heroic death, the Jesuit Refugee Service established Sara Project on his name.〔(The Catholic News )〕 == Early life and education == Father Sara was born in a small village called Bogawanthalawa in Sri Lanka on May 13, 1968. His parents Mr. and Mrs. Mariampillai were teachers from Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Bogawanthalawa is within beautiful tea estates of Sri Lanka. Soon after he was born in this cold climate, his father became an asthmatic patient. Therefore his parents were transferred to Kaddukaran-kudiyiruppu, - a small village in Thalaimannar with 13 families and an ancient St. James Church. This region is one of the hottest regions in Sri Lanka. In this deserted village with white sands and Palmyra trees, Fr. Sara spent his early childhood until 1973. Then his family moved to Jaffna - their hometown. Father Sara had his primary and high school education at St. Patrick's College, Jaffna. He has joined in Cubs and then Scouts in his school days. This is one of the most prestigious Catholic schools in Sri Lanka. All seminarians of Catholic church study at St. Patrick's College. After graduated from the high school and a technical college in Jaffna, he answered the call to serve his people and church by entering at St. Martin's Seminary on March 1, 1993. After graduated from St. Martin's Seminary, from 1994 September to November 2002, Father Sara studied philosophy and theology at St. Francis Xavier's Seminary in Jaffna. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mariampillai Sarathjeevan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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