▁Marg os ch is . ▁The ▁back ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁was ▁extended . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁the ▁church ▁was ▁renamed ▁as ▁St . ▁John ' s ▁c athedral , ▁the ▁c athedral ▁church ▁of ▁the ▁Th ooth uk udi ▁- ▁Naz are th ▁Dioc ese . ▁▁ 9 0 % ▁of ▁Naz are th ' s ▁population ▁are ▁Christians .. ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁Marg os ch is , ▁churches ▁were ▁also ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁nearby ▁villages ▁of ▁P illa i yan man ai , ▁Th ail ap ur am , ▁and ▁U da iy ark ul am . ▁ ▁Marg os ch is ▁believed ▁that ▁the ▁n atives ▁should ▁not ▁be ▁influenced ▁by ▁wealth ▁or ▁money . ▁Marg os ch is ▁wrote ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 8 : ▁ ▁His ▁per ception ▁on ▁mission ary ▁work ▁was ▁independent ▁and ▁also ▁per se ver ant . ▁He ▁set ▁an ▁example ▁for ▁all ▁mission aries ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁those ▁who ▁call ▁themselves ▁Christians . ▁He ▁stated ▁ ▁The ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Mad ras ▁made ▁him ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁honor ▁can ons ▁of ▁Mad ras ▁Dioc ese , ▁pra ising ▁his ▁dev otion ▁and ▁knowledge .. ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁Christian ▁town , ▁Naz are th ▁celebr ates ▁Christmas ▁in ▁a ▁large ▁scale . ▁Native ▁Naz aren ians ▁come ▁together ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁Christmas ▁with ▁a ▁fire works ▁display , ▁light ing ▁the ▁streets ▁and ▁singing ▁Christmas ▁car ols ▁at ▁the ▁church . ▁The ▁celebr ation ▁attract s ▁many ▁former ▁residents