St. Thomas

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St. Thomas

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hi
is there any historical evidence that St. Thomas came to southern part of india?
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georgephysio wrote:hi
is there any historical evidence that St. Thomas came to southern part of india?
Yes... The tradition is that St. Thomas came to India in 52 A.D. and landed at Kodungallur on the Malabar coast. Interestingly enough, there is also strong evidence that the gospel came to India first BEFORE it came to Europe...

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