Orur (sometimes spelled Oriyur or Oreiour) is a small village located in Tiruvadanai taluk, Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu, India.[1] It is situated 35 km from Devakottai, Sivagangai. As of the 2011 Census of India, the village had a population of 5,065 across 1,171 households. There were 2,470 males and 2,595 females.[1]
The Christian saint John de Britto, a Portuguese Jesuit known as Arulanandar in Tamil, was martyred at Orur in 1693.[2] There is a shrine to Britto in the village, where he is a significant figure revered by the Kallar, Maravar and Agamudayar castes.[3]
St. Arul Anandar School
St. Arul Anandar School, Oriyur is a private Catholic secondary school located in the village. Founded by the Jesuits in 1908, the school educates students from grade 6 through to grade 12. The medium of instruction is Tamil.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Orur". 2011 Census of India. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ^ "John de Britto". Catholic Encyclopedia. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ Raj, Selva J. (2002). "Transgressing Boundaries, Transcending Turner: The Pilgrimage Tradition at the Shrine of St. John de Britto". In Raj, Selva J.; Dempsey, Corinne G. (eds.). Popular Christianity in India: Riting Between the Lines. SUNY Press. pp. 86–87. ISBN 978-0-7914-5519-7. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
- ^ "St.Arulanandar Hss, Oriyur School, Oriyur, Ramanathapuram - Tamilnadu". iCBSE. Retrieved 24 August 2017.