1910	Alphonsa Muttathupadathu was born on August 19, in Kudamaloor a rural village near Kottayam to Joseph and Mary Muttathupadathu
1910	She was baptized on August 27, at Saint Mary's Church  in Kudamaloor. Anna's mother died when she was very young, so her maternal aunt raised her
1916	She started school in Arpookara
1917	She received  First Communion on November 27
1918	She transferred to the school in Muttuchira
1923	Anna was badly burned on her feet when she fell into a pit of burning chaff . This accident left her permanently disabled
1927	She arrived at the Poor Clares  convent at Bharananganam  on  Pentecost
1928	She received the  postulant’s veil on Augest 2, and took the name "Alphonsa"
1929	She entered the Malayalam  High School in May at Vazhappally
1930	Her foster-mother died
1936	She was miraculously cured from her ailments through the intervention of  Saint Therese of Lisieux and Blessed  Kuriakose Elias Chavara
1939	She was struck by a severe attack of double –pneumonia on June 14, which left her weakened
1946	She died on  July 28,  after a painful illness
1985	Pope John Paul II formally approved a miracle attributed to her intercession and, on 9 July, she received the title Venerable Sister Alphonsa
1986	Pope John Paul II beatified  her at Kottayam on February 8
1996	Indian Postal Department released a stamp as an honour to Sister Alphonsa on her 50th Death Anniversary on 19th July
2007	Pope Benedict XVI authorised her canonization, the proceedings on June 1
2008	Her canonization completed and the church officially declared her a saint, Blessed Alphonsa of the Immaculate Conception became the first woman and the second saint from India, the first being Saint Gonsalo Garcia, A Franciscan lay brother from Bassein