He was a biblical expert and a master of Syriac language and literature.

He was considered a holy person and also extremely efficient in administration.

He is credited with the new construction of Marth Maryam Church Angamaly[1][2] The archdeacon during the first part of the reign of Mar Abraham was Givargis of Christ, who was on friendly terms with the Latin missionaries and was to be appointed the successor of Mar Abraham as metropolitan of India.

Thus he should have become, according to the plans of Mar Abraham, supported by the Jesuits, the first indigenous Chaldaean Metropolitan of the St Thomas Christians.

While from another letter of the same Mar Abraham, we are informed that the consecration of Givargis failed because of the latter’s death.