Curusadi St. Antony's Church
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| St. Antony's Church, Kurusady | |
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| 8°09′25″N 77°24′40″E / 8.1570°N 77.4110°E | |
| Address | Kurusady, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu |
| Country | File:Flag of India.svg India |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
Kurusady St. Antony's Church, which is believed to be 400 years old, is near Nagercoil on the southern tip of India. It was said that a Hindu Nadar found a stone with a cross embossed on it. He had dreams and received orders from a form of light to build a church. Worship began in a humble manner and the place came to be called Curusadi ("Curusu" is the Tamil word for cross). Later on, after 21 years of construction, a new church came into being in 1911.
References
- Tourist Guide to Tamil Nadu. Sura Books. 2010. pp. 124–. ISBN 978-81-7478-177-2.
