Kuthenkuzhi ( ta, கூத்தன்குழி, ''Kūttaṉkuḻi'') is a village in

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. It is in the

Radhapuram taluk Radhapuram taluk is a taluk of Tirunelveli district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters is the town of Radhapuram. Radhapuram is also a legislative assembly constituency in Tirunelveli district. The constituency has been in existe ...

of Tirunelveli district. It gets its name from the Tamil word for

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, ( ''Kūttaṉ''). After the time of

Francis Xavier Francis Xavier (born Francisco de Jasso y Azpilicueta; Latin: ''Franciscus Xaverius''; Basque: ''Frantzisko Xabierkoa''; French: ''François Xavier''; Spanish: ''Francisco Javier''; Portuguese: ''Francisco Xavier''; 7 April 15063 December ...

in 1542, many of the inhabitants converted to Christianity. This village belongs to

Tuticorin Diocese Thoothukudi (formerly Tuticorin) is a port city, a municipal corporation and an industrial city in Thoothukudi district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The city lies in the Coromandel Coast of Bay of Bengal. Thoothukudi is the capital and ...

. The occupation of majority of people living in this village is fishing. Kuthenkuzhi has a Catholic church named for

Quiteria Quiteria ( es, Quiteria; ca, Quitèria; oc, Quiteira; french: Quitterie; pt, Quitéria) was a second-century virgin martyr and saint about whom nothing is certain except her name and her cult. She appears in the ''Roman Martyrology'', but not in ...

and one dedicated to The Three Magi. People of the village celebrate Christmas in December, The Three Kings Festival during January, Saint Quiteria's festival in May and also

John the Baptist John the Baptist or , , or , ;Wetterau, Bruce. ''World history''. New York: Henry Holt and Company. 1994. syc, ܝܘܿܚܲܢܵܢ ܡܲܥܡܕ݂ܵܢܵܐ, Yoḥanān Maʿmḏānā; he, יוחנן המטביל, Yohanān HaMatbil; la, Ioannes Bapti ...

's festival.

Notable people

* Ignaci Siluvai, priest and educator

Religion

The residents of this village belong to the

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. * Church of Epiphany * St. Quiteria(Kitheri ammal) Church * St. Michael Church * Holy Cross Church

Notable people

Religion

See also