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Church Attractions In Kanyakumari

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Kanyakumari is a city of Kanyakumari district in the Indian State of Tamil Nadu. Also, called as the God's own district. The name comes from the Devi Kanya Kumari Temple in the region, in Tamil it is pronounced as 'Kan-niya-kumari'. It is the southernmost tip of peninsular India, and is surrounded on three sides by the Laccadive Sea.Kanyakumari city is the southern tip of the Cardamom Hills, an extension of the Western Ghats range. Nearest city is Thiruvanathapuram and airport is Trivandrum International Airport, Trivandrum , Kerala. and the nearest town is Nagercoil, the administrative headquarters of Kanyakumari District, 22 km away. Kanyakumari has ...
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  • 1. Our Lady of Ransom Church Kanyakumari
    Our Lady of Ransom Church is a Catholic church located at Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India.
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  • 2. St Xavier Church Kanyakumari
    The St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral also St. Xavier Church is a Roman Catholic Latin Rite shrine located at Kottar, Nagercoil in Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu state, India. While Saint Xavier was doing missionary work at Kottar and its neighbourhood, he averted an invasion of Padagas with the help of his cross alone and thus protected the people of Venad kingdom from that attack which was appreciated by the king, Unni Kerala Varma, who became closer to the priest and befriended him from then on. In recognition of Xavier’s services, the king allotted him a piece of land to construct a Catholic church, as a gesture of goodwill, as per the church records. There was already a small church, in the same place where St. Xavier’s church stands at present, dedicated to Mary the Mother of Go...
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  • 3. St. Mary's Orthodox Church Kanyakumari
    Thiruvithamcode Arappally , or Thomayar Kovil or St. Mary's Orthodox Church, is a church located in Thiruvithamcode in Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu state in India. It is believed by the Christian communities in Kerala that the historic Thiruvithamcode Arappally, also called Amalagiri church as named by the Chera King Uthiyan Cheralathan, was built by St. Thomas, known as the Apostle of India, in 63 AD. It is believed to be the world's oldest existing church structure, and believed to be built by Thomas the Apostle in 57 AD,[25] and is now declared an international St. Thomas pilgrim center. It claims to be the world's oldest church that still has daily prayers and India's oldest church that haven't been reconstructed till now. The church has three main parts built in the 17th century a...
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