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May 13, 1968 Died on 18 May 2009 (aged 41)
Sri Lankan Jesuit priest
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About Mariampillai Sarathjeevan
- Mariampillai Thaddeus Sarathjeevan (May 13, 1968 - May 18, 2009) was a catholic priest from Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
- 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. He was 41 years old and in good health.
- Unconfirmed reports indicate that he was assaulted by soldiers. Rev.
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- 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.
