va ▁val i ▁k ode ▁in ▁T riv am code ▁state . ▁T riv am code ▁had ▁a ▁Church ▁constructed ▁by ▁ST ▁Thomas ▁the ▁de ci ple ▁of ▁Jesus . ▁( Pres ently ▁it ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁oldest ▁standing ▁church ▁in ▁the ▁ ▁world ). ▁They ▁converted ▁themselves ▁into ▁Christians ▁and ▁settled ▁down . ▁For ▁the ▁next ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁years ▁( t ill ▁today ▁) ▁the ▁family ▁got ▁expanded ▁and ▁today ▁in ▁the ▁place ▁called ▁vel lic ode ▁there ▁are ▁ 8 0 0 ▁families ▁and ▁all ▁are ▁sta unch ▁Roman ▁Catholic . ▁The ▁best ▁part ▁is ▁that ▁the ▁last ▁eight ▁gener ations ▁are ▁very ▁much ▁trace able ▁and ▁even ▁all ▁the ▁families ▁still ▁hold ▁the ▁links ▁together . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : V ill ages ▁in ▁K any ak um ari ▁district <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Columbia ▁( U DC ) ▁is ▁a ▁public ▁histor ically ▁black ▁land - gr ant ▁university ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁It ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 1 ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁public ▁university ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁U DC ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁school ▁of ▁the ▁Th ur good ▁Marshall ▁College ▁Fund . ▁The ▁full ▁university ▁system ▁offers ▁work force ▁and ▁certificate ▁programs ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁Associ ate , ▁Bac cala ure ate , ▁Master ' s , ▁professional , ▁and ▁Doctor al ▁degrees . ▁The ▁university ' s ▁academic ▁schools ▁and ▁programs ▁include ▁the ▁U DC ▁Community ▁College ,