Ravela Joseph
R. Joseph, STBC Ayyagaru | |
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The poetic side of the Theologian | |
| Born | Ravela Joseph 1 September 1937 |
| Died | 12 April 2024 (aged 86) |
| Burial place | Christian Cemetery, Narayanguda, Hyderabad |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Other names | R. J. Ayyagaru, /Acharya Ravela Ayyagaru, Rev. Ravela Ayyagaru |
| Citizenship | Indian |
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| Occupation | Theologian |
| Years active | 1959 – 2024 (65 years) |
| Known for | Creative poetic compositions in Telugu language |
| Parent(s) | Smt. Santoshamma (Mother), Pastor R. Paul (Father) |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Church | Protestant – Samavesam of Telugu Baptist Churches (STBC) |
| Ordained | American Baptist Foreign Mission Society |
| Writings | See complete list |
Offices held | President, ABM-Ramayapatnam Baptist Theological Seminary, Ramayapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) (1993–1997) |
| Title | The Reverend |
Ravela Joseph (1 September 1937 – 12 April 2024) was a Sapphire jubilee-Priest involved in Spiritual formation from the mid-1960s into the early 2000s in the Telugu states. He taught Systematic theology in Major Seminaries affiliated with the Senate of Serampore College (University), the nation's first modern University {a University under Section 2 (f) of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956} with degree-granting authority validated by a Danish Charter and ratified by the Government of West Bengal.
Joseph died on 12 April 2024 while undergoing treatment in Secunderabad. A Funeral mass was conducted at 14:30 hours on Monday, 15 April 2024 at STBC-Narayanaguda Baptist Church, Hyderabad led by G. Samuel, STBC. The solemn mass was well-attended by the faithful, notable among them being Church Historian B. C. Paul, AELC, Comparative religion Scholar T. Swami Raju, AELC, Entomologist P. Judson, Old Testament scholar Ravela Jeeva Kumar, STBC and others. A graveside burial mass held at 16:30 hours, the same day, at Christian Cemetery, Narayanguda, Hyderabad where Joseph's Mortal Remains were buried.