The Holy Cross Church, Pavoor, Kasaragod is a Roman Catholic Church and the only place in the world where a range of Catholic Church Services are conducted in Tulu. The credit for introducing Tulu in religious service goes to the Italian priest Fr Alexander Camissa, who came to Mangalore in 1897. He spent a year at Surathkal learning Tulu. He continued his Tulu studies at Jeppu where he was a teacher. He came across persons belonging to a nomadic tribe Koragas, who made a living weaving baskets