A significant number of them found settlement in Tirupattur, while others sought refuge in Kadagathur with the assistance of local leader Chinnappa Nayakar.

He graciously offered shelter to the Catholics within his fort and even allocated a section of it as a prayer hall for their use.

Interestingly, there is an oral tradition that suggests the present-day abandoned St. Antony's Church in Kolathur was originally Chinnappa Nayakar's stable, and his cemetery can still be found in the village.

MS. Joseph reported that Mass and prayers were conducted within Chinnappa Nayakar's fort.

In the 1830s, people from Kolagathur, Selliampatti, Savaloor, Kotavoor, Savadiyur, and Kethampatty attended the Kadagathur church.