Vadakkankulam is a small town in Radhapuram Taluka,
Tirunelveli District of
Tamil Nadu
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state,
India
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. It was the home of
S. A. Raja. Notable attraction is the Holy Family Church, which was built in 1779.
Religion
Vadakankulam is the first parish of the interior area that joined the
Pearl Fishery Coast
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The coast took its name from the presence of pearls along the coast, and the numerous pearl ...
mission and it was the last parish of the south western border of the Madurai mission. St. Devasahayam, the layman saint of India was Baptised in Vadakangulam in the Year 1744.
St.
John de Britto
John de Britto (also spelled ''Brito''; pt, João de Brito), also known as Arul Anandar, (born in Lisbon, Portugal on 1 March 1647 – died at Orur, Tamil Nadu, India on 4 February 1693) was a Portuguese Jesuit missionary and martyr, often calle ...
who was on horse journey accosted the four Catholic families here who had come from the village of Thoppuvilai in 1600. He built a small thatched church dedicated to the Holy family in 1605. As many Catholic families from elsewhere settled down here, it became part of Nemam mission belonging to the Jesuit province of Cochin.
Chapels:
* St. Michael church, Michaelpalayam, 1910.
* Our Lady's church (Arputha Matha), Bajanaimadam, 1861.
* Our Lady of Sorrows church, Cemetery, 1861.
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Educational Institutions
Vadakankulam is the home of Rajas Group of Institutions having several Schools and Colleges. Today, the town is blessed with a Private University "JOY UNIVERSITY" , which is a premium, multi disciplinary institution with faculties from IIT, NIT, BITS etc...
Vadakkankulam is also the home of S.A.V Groups Of Institutions having Schools , College , Restaurents and cooking products .
Cities and towns in Tirunelveli district