Mile Stones in the History of the SABS

Date	Events
14 Jan.1873	Birthday of the Founder Venerable Mar Thomas Kurialacherry
23 Dec.1880	Birthday of our Co-Foundress Mother Mary Francisca de Chanthal
29 Jan.1908	Humble beginning of the Adoration Congregation in a cow shed at Edathua
08 Dec.1908	Foundation of the Congregation at St.George Church Edathua
10 Dec. 1908	The Blessing of the First house in a temporary shed at Champakulam
03 Dec. 1911	Episcopal Consecration of Mar Thomas Kurialacherry at Kandy in Sri Lanka
10 Dec. 1911	Religious Vestition of the first five members of the SABS at Champakulam
18 Mar. 1916	Perpetual Profession of the first four members at Parel church, Changanacherry
21 Aug. 1916	Perpetual profession of Mother Mary Francisca de Chantal at the Bishop’s house Changanacherry
14 Sept.1917	Constitution was given by the Founder with the ‘Regula’ of St.Augustine
02 June 1925	Demise of our beloved Founder in Rome
30 April 1930	Mother Mary Philomina was appointed as the First Mother General of SABS
06 May 1930	Blessing of the first house at Koratty in the Ernakulam Archdiocese
25 July  1935	Founder’s mortal remains brought back & re-interred in the Cathedral, Changanacherry
28 Aug. 1948	Establishment of the Ernakulam Unit, Mother  Mary Cruz Mother General
08 April 1952	Establishment of the Pala Unit, Mother Mary Regina Mother General
22 April 1961	Establishment of Kothamangalam Unit, Mother Mary Cruz Mother General
15 Sept.1963	Unification of the Congregation, Mother Mary Espirith First Superior General unified SABS
24 April 1965	Erection of St.Joseph’s Province, Thalassery
17 June 1965	Starting of the SABS Generalate, Cenacle at Aluva
03 Dec. 1965	Starting the mission work outside Kerala, Hundung in Manipur state by Pala Province
18 Mar. 1966	Golden Jubilee Celebration of the Congregation & the First members
11 Feb. 1968	Pontifical Status and approval of the Constitution of the SABSCongregation
18 Mar 1969	The blessing of the Generalate building at Aluva
25 May 1972	Demise of Mother Mary Francisca  de Chanthal, Co-Foundress
11 Feb.1978	Erection of St.John’s Province, Kanjirappally
08 Dec.1983	Platinum Jubilee Celebration of the Congregation at Cenacle
12 Dec.1983	Superior General submitted an application to the Archbishop of Changanacherry, to take up the Causes of the  Canonization of our Founder
01 Oct. 1984	Demise of V. Rev.Fr.Sales CMI - President of unification process
27 April 1991	Closing ceremony of the diocesan process for the Causes of  the Canonization of our Founder
28 Mar 1996	The “Positio Virtutibus” of  the Servant of God Mar Thomas Kurialacherry, our Founder was submitted to the Congregation for the saints.
22 Dec. 1997	Erection of Mananthavady Province
18 Mar.1998	Erection of Pavithrathma Vice Province of Jagadalpur
22 Mar 1998	Erection of Jyothirmai Vice Province, Ujjain
25 Mar. 1998	Erection of Jairani Vice Province, Punjab - Orissa
29 Mar 1998	Erection of Christu Jyothi Vice Province, Satna
14 June 1998	Erection of Corpus Christi Vice Province, Dimapur
11 Janu  2001	Erection of Nirmal Rani Vice Province, Thrissur
15 Sept 2003	Vice Provinces of Jagadalpur, Satna, Punjab, Ujjain, Dimapur, Odisha and Thrissur attained the status of Province
17 Jan. 2004	Erection of Vimala Matha Province, Thamarassery
19 Jan.2004	Erection of Vimal Rani Province, Palakkad
20 Jan. 2004	Erection of Jai Matha Province, Idukki
11 June 2006	Starting of Zion Vidya Bhavan (Theology Course) at Cenacle
08 Dec.2008	Centenary celebrations of the congregation at Cenacle
14 Jan. 2009	Inauguration of SABS Sion Region in East Africa.
02 April 2011	Founder Bishop is declared ‘Venerable’ by Pope Benedict XVI
05 Sept.2011	Definitive Approval of the Constitution
02 April 2016	Erection of  Sion Province, East Africa
04 April 2016	Erection of Jeevodaya Province, Andhra