According to tradition, St. Thomas made his first conversions ... The Portuguese, during their rule in India, tried to stamp out native Christian practices and enforce strict conformity to Latin ...

One in five Indian Americans is now Christian. But they remain divided by language, doctrine, and generation. July 3 has long been observed as Saint Thomas Day, commemorating the death of the ...

Apostolate of St Thomas in India is an indispensable resource for understanding the historical legacy of one of the oldest Christian communities in the world.

Today, there is a devout community of Catholics on the Malabar Coast of India who call themselves the St. Thomas Christians. They claim that their community began through the teachings of Thomas ...

“It is for us to proclaim the message of Jesus Christ,” he said. According to a tradition followed by most Christian groups in India, St. Thomas arrived on the south-western coast of India in AD 52 ...

The Saint Thomas Christian or Syrian Christian in Kerela ... envisaged a legislature to resolve the contention raised by the 2017 Supreme Court of India order, granting the Syro-Malankara church ...

Christianity’s arrival in India is traditionally dated to the St. Thomas mission in 52 AD. The ancient Syrian Christians, based in present-day Kerala, integrated into local caste structures and ...

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