Orur

Not to be confused with Oriyur.

Orur Oriyur
village
Interactive map of Orur
Coordinates: 9°50′25″N79°03′20″E / 9.840189°N 79.055647°E / 9.840189; 79.055647
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Ramanathapuram
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Nearest city	Devakottai

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. Arulanandar Higher secondary School, Oriyur
Location
Oriyur, Ramanathapuram , Tamil Nadu India
Coordinates	9°51′3.79″N79°3′3.1″E / 9.8510528°N 79.050861°E / 9.8510528; 79.050861
Information
Type	Private secondary school
Religious affiliation	Catholicism
Denomination	Jesuit
Established	1908;117 years ago (1908)
Headmaster	Fr Jerome S.J.
Grades	6-12
Gender	Co-educational
Language	Tami & English
Affiliation	Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation
Website	https://www.mdusj.org/index.php/st-arul-anandar-h-s-school-oriyur

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

1. "Orur". 2011 Census of India. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
2. "John de Britto". Catholic Encyclopedia. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
3. 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.
4. "St.Arulanandar Hss, Oriyur School, Oriyur, Ramanathapuram - Tamilnadu". iCBSE. Retrieved 24 August 2017.