Kamanayakkanpatti is a small village

Village

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 in Kovilpatti

Kovilpatti

Kovilpatti , also known as Covilpatti, is a special grade municipality in Thoothukudi District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Belongs to Kovilpatti constituency...

 Taluk in Thoothukudi District

Thoothukudi District

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 in the India

India

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n state of Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu

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Demographics

India census

Census

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, Kamanayakkanpatti had a population of 2426. Males constitute 50.05% of the population and females 49.05%. Kamanayakkanpatti has an average literacy rate of 73.3%, higher than the national average of 59.5%. In Kamanayakkanpatti, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.The people from Kamanayakkanpatti form a village in 1700 AD at Maravankudieruppu

Maravankudieruppu

Maravankudieruppu ' is a village in the juridiction of Nagercoil Municipality, located three kilometres south of Nagercoil, the capital of Kanyakumari district in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. It is a predominantly a Catholic village, mostly centered around the church of Our Lady of Snows...

 near Nagercoil

Nagercoil

Nagercoil is the 12th largest city in the southernmost Indian state of Tamil Nadu and a municipality and administrative headquarters of Kanyakumari District...

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Geography

Kamanayakkanpatti is located at 9.07°N 77.93°E. It is a fast growing small village located 14 kilometres to the south east of Kovilpatti

Kovilpatti

Kovilpatti , also known as Covilpatti, is a special grade municipality in Thoothukudi District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Belongs to Kovilpatti constituency...

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Kamanayakkanpatti is a Gram panchayat

Gram panchayat

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 which includes one more near by village Ettunayakkanpatti.

History

This is one of the oldest church in south Tamil Nadu. The church was initially built by St.John De Brito about 400 years back. And after that it had crossed several stages of renovations and finally it has transformed into a beautiful Chapel as today.
The Rev. Father Constant Joseph Beschi, known as reverentially Veeramamunivar, who has written the Paramartha Guru Stories and much more Tamil literature including Thembavani

Thembavani

Thembavani , one of the Tamil classics, a poetical work of Veeramamunivar , on the life of Jesus Christ. This Tamil Divina Commedia is divided into thirty-six cantos, containing 3,615 stanzas. "It is," says Baumgartner, "the noblest epic poem in honor of St. Joseph written in any literature, East...

, also served as priest in this Parish. There are two big teak wooden cars in the church were built by him.

The Church is one of the parish

Parish

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 in RC Diocese

Diocese

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, Palayamkottai

Palayamkottai

Palayamkottai , known as the "Oxford of South India", is a town in the Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu. It is part of the Tirunelveli city corporation. It is on the eastern bank of the Thamirabarani river, while its twin city Tirunelveli is on the western bank.-Etymology:The archaic word Palayam...

. The parish includes near by villages Ettunayakkanpatti, Kuruvinatham and Sevalpatti.

Our Lady of Assumption

The miraculous statue of Our Lady of Assumption at the throne over the main altar of the Church is the specialty here. The faith and love of the villagers for Mother Mary (அன்னை மரியாள் in Tamil) is really amazing. However, their faith and love have their own reason that is the grace and mercy of Mother Mary for the villagers.

Our Lady of Assumption Festival

The feast day recognizing Mary's passage into Heaven is celebrated as the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary every year on 15 August here. The feast preceded by hoisting of the flag on 6 August and ends with a Eucharistic Procession around the village on 15 August evening. During these ten days of the Feast, about 2 to 4 lakhs of pilgrims visit the church. The traditional Car Procession around the village with the miraculous statue of Our Lady of Assumption is the highlight of the Feast. The car procession starts with a special Holy Mass on 14 August midnight and ends with a public procession of the Eucharist

Eucharist

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 on 15 August evening.

Notable Borns

1. Bishop Manuel Visuvasam† - Born on 18 Jun 1916, Ordained as Priest on 22 Dec 1941,
Ordained as Bishop of Coimbatore

Coimbatore

Coimbatore , also known as Kovai , is the second largest city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a major commercial centre in Tamil Nadu and is known as the "Manchester of South India"....

, India

India

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on 3 May 1972, Deceased on 2 Jun 1979

2. Prof. MJ Xavier, Director at Indian Institute of Management Ranchi
3. Mr. Antony Germanus, Industrialist and Managing director HOTEL GERMANUS, Madurai.

Institutions

SCHOOLS

1. Govt Higher Secondary School

2. St. Aloysius Middle School

3. Mother Terasa Primary School

BANKS

1. Bank of India

2. Co-operative Society Bank