St.James Church

                                               St.James church is one of the oldest church which is situated in the Kayts town. It appears this would have been built by Spanish priests. According to the records of Rev.F.R.Gnanapragasiar of Nallur, originally there was a small church built with mud at the present location. Later the foundation for the present church was laid on 01,1815 by a Goan priest named Fr.Dalgoda and the façade was completed in 1854, during the period Rev.Fr.Sylvanus Lorenz. Around the same period, Fr.Vistarinii, affectionately known as “Angel priest” erected a cross on top of the façade. The construction of the new altar was begun in 1880 and work on constructing the wall of the main church completed during the period of Rev. Fr.A.Dora. Around 1911 the roofing of the church with tiles was done. When Fr.Sandrasegar was serving as the Parish priest during 1877-1894, a statute of St. Mary was taken from this church and was erected at the Sinna madhu church.