KALAYARKOIL (1993)

Patron                                                  :           St. John de Britto

Parish Priest                                         :           Fr.

Asst.                                                    :           Fr.

Address                                               :           St. John de Britto Church

                                                                        Kalayarkoil - 630 551

                                                                        Sivagangai Dt

Cellphone                                            :

Catholics                                              :           00000

Non-Catholics                                      :           0000

Vocation          : Priests                                    :           08

                        : Sisters                                    :           23

Institutions                                           :           1. Sisters of Holy Spirit, Kalayarkoil

                                                                        2. R.C. Middle School, Pulickanmoi

                                                                        3. R.C. Middle School, Thiruvaralankanmai

                                                                        4. St. Sebastin Primary School, Valaympatty

                                                                        5. St. Arulanandar Nursery School, Kalayarkoil

                                                                        6. St. Arulanandar I.T., Kalayarkoil

                                                                        7. Arulagam - SMSSS Orphanage for Girls, Kalayarkoil

                                                                        8. SMSSS Tailoring Institute Kalyarkoil

History

           St. John de Britto endured imprisonment and torture at Kalayarkoil from 13th to 28th July 1685 before his martyrdom in Oriyur in 1693. Similarly, Fr. Peter Martin faced a two-month imprisonment here in 1711 before being exiled from Marava. This site of persecution now houses the Church of St. John de Britto and a school complex established in 1975.

           To commemorate the third centenary of St. John de Britto's martyrdom, a new parish was established on 16th June 1993. This parish comprises twelve substations from Susaiapparpattanam and seven from Andichioorani.