Kabar (Tomb) of Geevarghese Malpan, which is in the South Verandah of Mulunthuruty Marthomman Church. The Syriac scripts on the tomb of Geevarghese Malpan was written by his disciple, Parumala Thirumeni).

Within a few days Deacon Geevarghese, who nursed the Malpan, also contracted the epidemic. And at this danger condition his elder sister Marium looked him after.

After the death of his teacher Geevarghese Malpan, Deacon Geevarghese became a student of the renowned scholar in Canon Law and Syriac language, “Konaattu Malpan”. About this time Bishop Mar Koorilose Yuyakim from Syria visited Travancore. Mar Koorilose was very much impressed by the deacon’s scholarship in the Syric language, wisdom and devotion. The deacon traveled with Mar Koorilose as his translator and guide. Mar Koorilose who was well pleased with the deacon ordained him as a priest and also as Cor-Episcopa in 1865. Father Geevarghese learnt about the great monks of the Eastern Church from Mar Koorilose. And naturally he was much attracted towards them and it helped him in his resolve to follow the vocation of a monk in his life.

Geevarghese Cor-Episcopa much impressed by the monastic tradition, learnt elaborately about the life of monks. He also got into the same discipline of fasting, meditation prayer and mortification, which slowly started sanctifying his life. He also studied the life of  St.Antony, the 3rd century monk who lived in Egypt in strict monastic discipline and died at the age of 105. Antony was a very rich man, who distributed his wealth among the poor and embraced monastic life, following the call of Christ: “If anyone wants to follow me, he must forget self, carry his cross and follow me (Mt.16.24). St Antoney who meticulously followed the exhortation of Christ was the model for Geevarghese Cor Episcopa. The young prelate resolved to be a follower of Christ in the Monasstric Tradition of St.Antoney. So he choose Vettical Diara (Monastery) 
 

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