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3 unusual facts about John de Brito


John de Brito

Thence he was led to Oriyur (ஓரியூர்), some thirty miles northward along the coast, where he was executed on 04 February 1693.

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.

Oriyur

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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