Thence he was led to Oriyur (ஓரியூர்), some thirty miles northward along the coast, where he was executed on 04 February 1693.
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There is a shrine to Brito in Oriyur, where he is a significant figure worshipped by the Kallar, Maravar and AgaMudayar castes who together are often referred to as the Theavers.
It is a Christian pilgrim center, as it is home to the martyrdom of St. John de Britto, a Portuguese Jesuit better known as ‘Arulanandar’ in Tamil.
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