Rome: Sr. Jacintha Veigas Successfully Defends Doctoral Thesis

by Olvin Veigas, Berkeley - Daijiworld Media Network

Rome, Jan 31: Sr. Jacintha Veigas defended her Doctoral Dissertation with a thrilling success at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum) in Rome. She was awarded with "Summa Cum Laude" for her meticulous and high calibre academic work which she brought to completion within a record time of two and half years in the field of Biblical Theology.

The title of her doctoral thesis was "The Ephesian Haustafel: A Rhetorical-Critical study of Ephesians 5:21-33”. The thesis focuses on the way the author of Ephesians constructs his argumentation in a convincing manner to the early Christians and the theological implications of the Christian marriage based on St. Paul’s epistle to the Ephesians 5:21-33.

Sr. Jacintha, a Dominican Nun, who belongs to the religious family of "Missionaries of School", has already taught for a semester at the Pontifical University - Angelicum and will spend a semester in Jerusalem, Israel for her post-doctoral research and study.

In the theological disciplines, biblical studies are considered as a toughest subject because of the intricacies of the subject matter. The student of biblical studies need to have a  very good command over the biblical languages like Hebrew, Greek, Aramaic and Latin as well as modern languages like, German in which a high degree of scriptural exegesis has been done.

Sr. Jacintha is a daughter of late Applu John and late Juliana Veigas of Badyar (Belthangady) parish, of the Mangalore Catholic Diocese. She did her initial schooling in Badyar parish school then in St. Agnes College, Mangalore. She has a B. Ed degree from Mangalore University then B. Ph, B.Th, and Licentiate degrees in Sacred Theology and Bible from the Pontifical Angelicum University, Rome.

Sr. Jacintha is the vice president of the Konkani group in Rome for the year 2006-2007.  She hopes to devote her life in the teaching ministry of the church especially giving better knowledge of the Bible to the people.

The missionary parish of Badyar is proud to have its two parishners as scripture scholars now:  Sr. Jacintha Veigas and Fr. Stany Govias of Mangalore Diocese who did his doctorate several years ago in Rome.

Sr. Jacintha Veigas can be reached @:   jacinveig@gmail.com