Christianity started in India with St. Thomas, the Apostle. In A.D.345, Thomas of Cana, a leading navigator, merchant and intrepid world traveler of Cana in the Middle East lead a bold band of his people consisting of 72 families to Cranganore in the Kerala coast with a view to strengthening the church established by St. Thomas. This group of Christian pilgrims won the respect of the local king and became recipients of several honors and social distinctions The descendants of this group maintained their separate identity and traditions, although they co-operated in all spiritual activities of the Indian co-operated in all spiritual activities of the Indian co-operated in all spiritual activities of the Indian.
Christianity started in India with St. Thomas, the Apostle. In A.D.345, Thomas of Cana, a leading navigator, merchant and intrepid world traveler of Cana in the Middle East lead a bold band of his people consisting of 72 families to Cranganore in the Kerala coast with a view to strengthening the church established by St. Thomas. This group of Christian pilgrims won the respect of the local king and became recipients of several honors and social distinctions The descendants of this group maintained their separate identity and traditions, although they co-operated in all spiritual activities of the Indian co-operated in all spiritual activities of the Indian co-operated in all spiritual activities of the Indian.
Christianity started in India with St. Thomas, the Apostle. In A.D.345, Thomas of Cana, a leading navigator, merchant and intrepid world traveler of Cana in the Middle East lead a bold band of his people consisting of 72 families to Cranganore in the Kerala coast with a view to strengthening the church established by St. Thomas. This group of Christian pilgrims won the respect of the local king and became recipients of several honors and social distinctions The descendants of this group maintained their separate identity and traditions, although they co-operated in all spiritual activities of the Indian co-operated in all spiritual activities of the Indian co-operated in all spiritual activities of the Indian.
