Early Life
Samuel was born April 6, 1912, in the village Omallur, in Central Travancore, now Pathanamthitta, Kerala State, India. He was born to an Orthodox Syrian Christian (now Indian Orthodox church {malankara]) family Edayil, April 6, 1912 as the fifth of the nine children of E.I. Cherian and Annamma. E.I. Cherian was a schoolteacher and educationist and a Member of the Legislative Assembly.
Samuel's growth in religious scholarship was due to in part to the atmosphere of religious devotion and Christian commitment of his family.
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