Read the bio below and try to give details on devasahayam pillai 's:    - attributes       Bio: blessed devasahayam pillai -lrb- 1712 -- 1752 -rrb- , born neelakanta pillai in southern india , is a beatified layman of the latin catholic church . born into a hindu family in the 18th century , he converted to christianity and is considered a martyr of the christian faith . pillai was an official in the court of the king of travancore , maharaja marthanda varma , when he came under the influence of dutch naval commander , captain eustachius de lannoy , who instructed him in the catholic faith . he is believed to have been killed by the then travancore state for upholding his christian faith . in 2004 , at the request of the diocese of kottar , tamil nadu bishops ' council -lrb- tnbc -rrb- and the catholic bishops ' conference of india -lrb- cbci -rrb- recommended devasahayam pillai for the process of beatification to the vatican . some hindu groups objected to this initiative on the grounds that there was no evidence of religious persecution in travancore during that period , and that pillai was executed for sedition . however , documents dating back to the period of devasahayam pillai show that conversion of court officials to christianity was not tolerated . on june 28 , 2012 , pope benedict xvi authorized the congregation for the causes of saints to promulgate a decree regarding the martyrdom of devasahayam pillai and he was referred to as `` venerable '' . on 2 december 2012 , a ceremony of beatification and declaration of martyrdom was held in nagercoil , in the roman catholic diocese of kottar in southern india , presided over by angelo cardinal amato , prefect of the congregation for the causes of saints , acting as papal delegate . devasahayam pillai is the first lay man to be elevated to the rank of `` blessed '' in india -lrb- the step preceding raising a person to sainthood under the canon law of the catholic church -rrb- .
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- attributes is tied execution up in chains , praying on knees before