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enthusiastically supported the National Congress and attended its annual meetings. For example, according to the official Congress report, there were 607 registered delegates at the Madras meeting of 1887; thirty-five were Christians and, of these, seven were Eurasians and fifteen were Indian Christians. Indian Christians alone made up 2.5 per cent of the total attendance, in spite of the fact that Christians accounted for less than 0.79 per cent of the population. The Indian Christian community was also well represented at the next four sessions of the Congress. The proportion of Indian Christian delegates remained very much higher than their proportion in the population, in spite of the fact that meetings were sometimes held in cities such as Allahabad and Nagpur, far removed from the main centres of Christian population.
4770: 4109:, Calcutta, and other places. He translated the Bible into Bengali, Sanskrit, and numerous other languages and dialects. He worked in India despite the hostility of the British East India Company until his death in 1834. Carey and his colleagues, Joshua Marshman and William Ward, blended science, Christianity, and constructive Orientalism in their work at the Danish settlement of Serampore, near Calcutta. Carey saw the dissemination of European science and Christianity as mutually supportive and equally important civilizing missions. He also supported a revival of Sanskrit science. Carey played a key role in the establishment of the Agricultural Society of India. Ward, beginning in 1806, published important commentaries on ancient Hindu medical and astronomy texts. In 1818, Carey and his fellow missionaries founded 4726: 3672: 2678: 4649: 4117: 4590: 2929: 3313: 2659: 2739: 2771: 4630: 4551: 2719: 2644: 4614: 4782: 3081: 2817: 2794: 4706: 3381: 4687: 4746: 7557:, the main square, and asked the people gathered there, "Brothers, are you with those of the faith?" Those British men and women who had previously converted to Islam such as the defectors, Sergeant-Major Gordon, and Abdullah Beg, a former Company soldier, were spared. In contrast, foreign Christians such as the Rev Midgeley John Jennings, as well as Indian converts to Christianity such as one of Zafar's personal physicians, Chaman Lal, were killed outright. Dalrymple recounts that as late as 6 September, when calling the inhabitants of 10845: 2403: 7200: 2701: 3516: 9853: 9992: 10733: 7530:—abhorrent to them due to a belief that the weapon's cartridges, which they would be required to handle and even to bite open the encasing papers, were greased with pig fat, a religiously unacceptable agent for Muslim soldiers. Sepoys interpreted the rumours of grease constituents as a deliberate ploy by the company to defile Muslim soldiers so that they would convert to Christianity. In combination with a corresponding idea that cow fat was included to defile Hindu soldiers, this was perceived as an attempt to impose 5371: 4399: 4570: 3885: 3556: 304: 8617:
Indian Ocean capital, and many in other settlements as well. 'Most Hindu ceremonies were forbidden, including marriage and cremation.' In 1560, the Portuguese instituted the Inquisition, and by 1600 two-thirds of the population of the city of Goa were Christians. Many of the newly converted Christians nevertheless remained quite conscious of their caste position in the Hindu hierarchy. It was not unusual for a person to identify himself as a Goan Christian Saraswat Brahmin.
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which would lead to the time, a generation later, when all ministers would have been ordained by bishops in apostolic succession. The Church of South India was important as a prototype for a new American church because two factors had come together: the cross-confessional nature of its constituent parts and the intention to be, in effect, the Protestant Christian presence in communities all across the southern territories of its nation.
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known as the Church of India, Pakistan, Burma and Ceylon); The Methodist Church (British and Australian Conferences); The United Church of Northern India. ... The Church of North India is a full member of the World Council of Churches, the Christian Conference of Asia, the Council for World Mission, the Anglican Consultative Council, the World Methodist Council and the World Alliance of Reformed Churches.
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famous. It extended to the Krishna river, with a number of outlying stations beyond it. The mission of Cochin, on the Malabar Coast, was also one of the most fruitful. Several missions were also established in the interior northwards that of Agra and Lahore in 1570 and that of Tibet in 1624. Still, even with these efforts, and many vast tracts of the interior northwards were practically unreached.
4815: 4963:. Today Christians are considered to be one of the most progressive communities in India. Urban Christians are to a greater extent influenced by European traditions which is considered an advantage in the business environment of urban India; this is given as an explanation for the large number of Christian professionals in India's corporate sector. The Christian church runs thousands of 3276:. At this time, Rome intervened and Carmelite Missionaries were sent to win the Thomas Christians back. Carmelites could convince the majority that the local church needs bishops and the consecration of the Archdeacon Thomas was invalid because the consecration was conducted not by a bishop, but by priests. Many leaders of the community rejoined the missionaries. But in 1663, 6396:
Christianized Goans (mostly Goan Catholics) from Goa to cosmopolitan cities in India (Mumbai, Bangalore, etc.) and to foreign countries, as well as back migration of Hindus and Muslims to Goa from other states of India since the 20th century, the demographics of Goa have been returning to the historical figures. Less than 50% of Indian residents in Goa are Goan Christians.
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supervision of a bishop, the church as a whole is governed by a synod, which elects a moderator (presiding bishop) every 2 years. Episcopacy is thus combined with Synodical government, and the church explicitly recognizes that Episcopal, Presbyterian, and congregational elements are all necessary for the church's life.
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The Church of South India is the result of the union of churches of varying traditions Anglican, Methodist, Congregational, Presbyterian, and Reformed. It was inaugurated in September 1947, after protracted negotiation among the churches concerned. Organized into 22 dioceses, each under the spiritual
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The Church of North India is a united church which came into being as the result of a union of six churches on 29th November 1970. The six churches were: The Council of the Baptist Churches in Northern India, The Church of the Brethren in India; The Disciples of Christ; The Church of India (formerly
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The Church of South India created a polity that recognized Episcopal, Presbyterian, and Congregational elements and developed a book of worship that bridged the liturgical traditions that came into this new church. It set up a plan by which existing ministries were accepted while including processes
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and more especially after the commencement of Portuguese rule in India, distinct patterns of Christian art developed within the areas of Portuguese influence, mostly along the coasts of the peninsula. The Portuguese commissioned monumental buildings and promoted architecture more than any other form
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who had moved into the area. The protection was granted on the condition that the leaders were immediately baptised as Christians and that they would encourage their people also to convert to Christianity. The Portuguese in turn wanted to gain a strategic foothold and control of the pearl fisheries.
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The Portuguese also sought to convert Indians to Roman Catholicism. Until 1540 the pace was slow and erratic. With the arrival in India of the Catholic Counter-Reformation and its Jesuit troops, however, 'intolerance became the theme.' The Portuguese destroyed all of the Hindu temples in Goa, their
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The relationship between Muslims and Christians in India has also been occasionally turbulent. With the advent of European colonialism in India throughout the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries, Christians were systematically persecuted in certain Muslim-ruled kingdoms in India, particularly the actions
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missionary work progressed on a large scale and with great success along the western coasts, chiefly at Chaul, Bombay, Salsette, Bassein, Damao, and Diu; and on the eastern coasts at San Thome of Mylapore, and as far as Bengal etc. In the southern districts the Jesuit mission in Madura was the most
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who was seeking to form anti-Islamic alliances with pre-existing Christian nations. The lucrative spice trade was further temptation for the Portuguese crown. When he and the Portuguese missionaries arrived, they found Christians in the country in Malabar known as St. Thomas Christians who belonged
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to rally against the upcoming British assault, Zafar issued a proclamation stating that this was a religious war being prosecuted on behalf of "the faith", and that all Muslim and Hindu residents of the imperial city, or of the countryside were encouraged to stay true to their faith and creeds. He
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The census of India provides us with the official numbers for Christian population in India. The Indian census has been recorded every ten years since 1871 and has always included religion (along with population, race, rural distribution, and occupation, among others). The most recently published
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is Christian. According to the 1909 statistics in the Catholic Encyclopedia, the total Christian population in Portuguese controlled Goa was 293,628 out of a total population of 365,291 (80.33%), partly because of centuries long persecution of Hindus and Muslims in Goa. Due to emigration of
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Indian Christian involvement in the early stages of the nationalist movement is also reflected in the high levels of participation in the activities of the Indian National Congress. During the period from its inception up until about 1892 all the evidence suggests that Indian Christians
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Journal of the Karnatak University: Humanities: Volume 19 Karnatak University - 1975 "He was also involved in the work of the revision of the Kannada Bible. But his magnum opus was the school dictionary English- Kannada Shala Nighantu, which saw the light of the day in 1876. Though
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also criticized India for "increasing societal violence against Christians." The report on anti-Christian violence listed over 90 incidents of anti-Christian violence, ranging from damage of religious property to violence against Christians pilgrims. The states of
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in the northeast direction, he arrived at Niranam "Thrikpapaleswaram" by sea. The church was reconstructed several times with some parts dating back to a reconstruction in 1259. The architecture of the church bears a striking similarity to ancient
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For the Acts and Decrees of the Synod cf. Michael Geddes, "A Short History of the Church of Malabar Together with the Synod of Diamper &c." London, 1694; Repr. in George Menachery, Ed., Indian Church History Classics, Vol.1, Ollur 1998, pp.
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While Christians in India do not share one common culture, their cultures for the most part tend to be a blend of Indian, Syrian and European cultures. It differs from one region to another depending on several factors such as the prevailing
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in places such as Mangalore, Madikeri and Dharwad in Karnataka. He is renowned for his studies of the Kannada language and for producing a Kannada-English dictionary of about 70,000 words in 1894. He also composed numerous Kannada poems.
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connects the tradition of the Apostle Thomas' Indian ministry with two kings, one in the north and the other in the south. The year of his arrival is widely disputed due to lack of credible records. According to one of the legends in the
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There are various versions about the wording of swearing, one version being that it was directed against the Portuguese, another that it was directed against Jesuits, yet another that it was directed against the authority of church of
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and its boundaries extended to almost half of the world: from the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa, to Burma, China and Japan in East Asia. In 1576, the suffragan See of Macao (China) was added; and in 1588, that of Funai in Japan.
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Following the synod, the Indian Church was governed by Portuguese prelates. They were generally unwilling to respect the integrity of the local church. This resulted in disaffection which led to a general revolt in 1653 known as the
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to India in 1665. He confirmed Thoma I as a bishop and worked together with him to organize the Church. These events led to the gradual and lasting schism among the Saint Thomas Christians of India, leading to the formation of
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seem to have enjoyed various rights and privileges as well as a high status as recorded on copper plates, also known as Cheppeds, Royal Grants, Sasanam, etc. There are a number of such documents in the possession of the
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to the then-largest Christian church within India. The Christians were friendly to Portuguese missionaries at first; there was an exchange of gifts between them, and these groups were delighted at their common faith.
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Most Indian Christians believe that the apostle Thomas arrived in southwest India (the present state of Kerala) in 52 C.E. and several years later was martyred outside the city of Mailapur (now part of metropolitan
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throughout the country in several hundreds of denominations at 45 million (4.5 crore). Several sources estimate Catholic population in India at over 17 million (1.7 crore) The largest single denomination is the
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as Europeans started seeking alternative routes east by sea along with the goal of forging alliances with pre-existing Christian nations. Along with Portuguese long-distance maritime travelers that reached the
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It is generally agreed that Aramaic was the common language of Israel in the first century AD. Jesus and his disciples spoke the Galilean dialect, which was distinguished from that of Jerusalem (Matt. 26:73)
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who became known as Paulo Raposo and Francisco de Santa Maria. They introduced Christianity to their fellow yogis, converting many in the process. The descendants of these Christians are today known as the
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Being the largest Protestant church in India, the CSI celebrates her life with Indian culture and spirituality and she also raises her voice for the voiceless on matters of justice, peace and integrity of
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relatively peacefully for more than a millennium, faced considerable persecution from Portuguese evangelists in the 16th century. This later wave of evangelism spread Catholicism more widely along the
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by threats of physical violence, distribution of threatening literature, burning of Bibles, raping of nuns, murder of Christian priests, and destruction of Christian schools, colleges and cemeteries.
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The deal was agreed and some months later 20,000 Paravars were baptised en masse, and by 1537 the entire community had declared itself to be Christian. The Portuguese navy destroyed the Arab fleet at
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was transferred to Diocese of Craganore in 1605, while, in 1606 a sixth suffragan see to Goa was established at San Thome, Mylapore, near the modern Madras, and the site of the National Shrine of
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Christianity In A Revolutionary Age. Vol. 3, A History Of Christianity In The Nineteenth And Twentieth Centuries The Nineteenth Century Outside Europe The Americas The Pacific Asia And Africa
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Krishnamurty, J. (June 1969). "Census of India 1961, Paper No. 1 of 1967, pp. iii + 145, Price: Rs. 2.00, Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner for India, New Delhi, 1968".
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has expanded into several different styles as a result of extensive church building in different parts of the country. The style that was most patronised is generally referred to as the
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passed laws placing restrictions on forced religious conversions as a result of communal tension between Christians and Hindus. The legislation passed in Tamil Nadu was later repealed.
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have around 310,000 adults and children in fellowship as of 2010. They are often considered part of the wider Brethren movement, although they were founded by an indigenous evangelist (
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groups, facilitates the mass conversion of Christians– and, especially, Muslims –"back" to their supposedly "inherent" or "natural" religion of Hinduism. Organisations which promote
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Madhya Pradesh (India)., & Niyogi, M. B. (1956). Vindicated by time: The Niyogi Committee report on Christian missionary activities. Nagpur: Government Printing, Madhya Pradesh.
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and Australia. In 1961, an evangelical wing of the Mar Thoma Church split and formed the St. Thomas Evangelical Church of India which has 35,000 members. There are about 1,267,786
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Beginning in about 1700, Protestant missionaries began working throughout India; this lead to the establishment of different Christian communities across the Indian Subcontinent.
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Tipu ordered the destruction of twenty-seven Catholic churches all intricately carved with statues depicting various saints. Among them were Nossa Senhora de Rosario Milagres at
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India is number 10 on Open Doors' 2022 World Watch List, an annual ranking of the fifty countries where Christians face the most extreme persecution. However, a faction of the
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Thomas Joseph, “Malankara Syriac Orthodox Church,” in Malankara Syriac Orthodox Church, edited by Sebastian P. Brock, Aaron M. Butts, George A. Kiraz and Lucas Van Rompay,
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and was instrumental in compiling a Malayalam grammar book, Malayalabhaasha Vyakaranam (1859), in which he developed and constructed the grammar currently spoken by the
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All Musalmans should unite together, considering the annihilation of infidels as a sacred duty, and labour to the utmost of their power, to accomplish that subject.
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community in Kerala was further strengthened by the arrival of various waves of Syriac Christians from the Middle East. This also resulted in the establishment of
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is another holiday that is observed by most Christians in India. Most Protestant churches celebrate harvest festivals, usually in late October or early November.
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During the 19th century, several American Baptist missionaries evangelised in the northeastern parts of India. In 1876, Dr. E. W. Clark first went to live in a
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With the decline of the Portuguese power, other colonial powers namely the Dutch and British gained influence, paving the way for the arrival of Protestantism.
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Podipara, Placid J. (1970) "The Thomas Christians". London: Darton, Longman and Tidd, 1970. (is a readable and exhaustive study of the St. Thomas Christians.)
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In 2007, 19 churches were burned by Hindu right-wingers in Odisha following conflicts between Hindus and Christians regarding Christmas celebrations in the
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reported that from 25 December 1988 to 3 January 1999, at least 20 prayer halls were damaged or burnt down and Christian institutions were attacked in the
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The 2001 census of India recorded 24,080,016 Christians in the country, representing 2.34 per cent of the population. A majority of Indian Christians are
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Estimated 2010 Christian Population 31,850,000 (pages 19, 60, 75) Protestant 18,860,000 Catholic 10,570,000 Orthodox 2,370,000 Others 50,000 (pp. 27, 83)
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serving as general secretary; in its meeting on 16 April 1947 and 17 April 1947, the joint committee prepared a 13-point memorandum that was sent to the
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in 1843. He was awarded a doctorate for his literary work in Kannada called as Bibliotheca Carnataca. He also translated Kannada literature into German.
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and assimilation of Indian culture have contributed to the development of a unique subculture among these traditional Syrian Christians or Nasranis of
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Christians and Christianity in India and Pakistan: A General Survey of the Progress of Christianity in India from Apostolic Times to the Present Day
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Sebastian P. Brock, “Thomas Christians,” in Thomas Christians, edited by Sebastian P. Brock, Aaron M. Butts, George A. Kiraz and Lucas Van Rompay,
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identifies his second mission in India with a kingdom ruled by a certain King named Mahadwa belonging to a 1st-century dynasty in southern India.
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Kaufmann, S. B. (1981). "A Christian Caste in Hindu Society: Religious Leadership and Social Conflict among the Paravas of Southern Tamilnadu".
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were pressured to acknowledge the authority of the Pope and most of them eventually accepted the Catholic faith, but a part of them switched to
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was a prominent German Lutheran missionary who arrived in India in 1750. His mission was instrumental in the conversion of many people from
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with "Hebrew letters, a mixture of culture." This is a plausible reference to the earliest Indian churches which are known to have used the
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were the primary target of the 250 years of persecution and punishment for their faith by the Catholic prosecutors. Most affected were the
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Muslims in India who convert to Christianity are considered apostates and subject to harassment, intimidation, and attacks by Muslims. In
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A 2015 study estimates some 40,000 Christian believers from a Muslim background in the country, most of them belonging to Protestantism.
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conquered Cochin supplanting the Portuguese on the Malabar coast. Portuguese Missionaries had to leave the country and they consecrated
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around the year 300, who reportedly made many conversions, and it has been speculated that his mission took in areas of southern India.
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There are a large number of items of artistic and architectural significance in the religious and domestic life of Indian Christians.
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arrived with the Portuguese colonisers. The history of Portuguese missionaries in India starts with the Portuguese clergy who reached
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The following artistic elements predate European Christianity and form an integral part of the religious art and architecture of the
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an opportunity to bring the native church under the authority of the Roman Catholic Church. He was able to secure the submission of
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was sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for six years by a fast track court for a murder during the 2008 communal riots in Odisha's
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Basilica. The suffragan sees added later to Goa. were the prelacy of Mozambique (1612), Peking (1609) and Nanking (1609) in China.
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Most Protestant denominations are represented in India, as a result of missionary activities throughout the country, such as the
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also known as St Mary's Orthodox Syrian Church is believed to be one of the oldest churches in India. The church was founded by
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styles. The adaptation of European architectural elements to the tropical climate in India has resulted in the creation of the
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met the sepoys on 11 May 1857, he was told: "We have joined hands to protect our religion and our faith." They later stood in
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The earliest historical evidence, however, regarding the existence of a Church in South India dates from the sixth century AD
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was first buried. The Christian art of Goa reached its climax in church building, laying the foundations of Indian Baroque.
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have a distinctively different culture when compared to Christians in other parts of the country. Historical ties with the
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Kollam Tharisappalli or Quilon copper plates (849 CE) commissioned during the reign of Sthanu Ravi Varma, and given to the
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Pesaha Appam is an unleavened Passover bread made by the Saint Thomas Christians of Kerala to be served on Passover night
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Religion plays a significant role in the daily life of Indian Christians, India ranks 15 among countries with based on
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a German missionary, scholar, and linguist, as well as the maternal grandfather of German novelist and Nobel laureate
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cultures, with the former having a more dominant role because the Portuguese ruled Goa directly from 1510 to 1961.
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Indian Christians were involved even at early stages of the nationalist movement in colonial India, both in the
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A history of expansion of Christianity. Vol. 6. The great century: in Northern Africa and Asia: AD 1800–AD 1914
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in these colonial territories has been influenced by the religion and culture of their respective colonisers.
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The first converts to Christianity in Goa were native Goan women who married Portuguese men that arrived with
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in 1653. Those who accepted the West Syriac theological and liturgical tradition of Gregorios became known as
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between 20 and 26 June 1599, which introduced a number of reforms to the church and brought it fully into the
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Malabar and the Portuguese: Being a history of the relations of the Portuguese with Malabar from 1500 to 1663
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Oddie, Geoffrey A. (1996). "Christianity and social mobility in South India 1840–1920: A continuing debate".
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Beckerlegge, Gwilym (1997). "Professor Friedrich Max Müller and the Missionary Cause". In Wolfe, John (ed.).
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notes the religiously imbued rhetoric employed, in contrast to nationalistic sentiment. For instance, when
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observes that the Urdu sources of the pre- and post-rebellion periods usually refer to the British not as
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Full Gospel in faith, Charismatic in worship, Pentecostal in Movement and Holistic Evangelical in Ministry
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is credited by tradition for founding the Indian Church in 52 AD. This church developed contacts with the
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converts. Rev. and Mrs. A.F. Merrill arrived in India in 1928 and worked in the southeast section of the
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of the Catholic Church. Following the Synod, Menezes consecrated Francis Ros, S. J. as Archbishop of the
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census is from 2011. Subsequent estimates from 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2019 are also considered reliable.
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and tradition and the extent of time for which Christianity has existed in those regions. The ancient
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This Bungalow in Tellicherry ... was the residence of Dr. Herman Gundert. He lived here for 20 years.
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During the second expedition, the Portuguese fleet comprising 13 ships and 18 priests, under Captain
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Although little is known of the immediate growth of the church in the northwestern regions of India,
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and other festivities and on certain occasions, it has almost completely been replaced by the black
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Selections from the Letters, Despatches, and Other State Papers Preserved in the Bombay Secretariat
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Vadayaparambu Mar Bahanans Church, built in the traditional style of the Malankara Orthodox Church.
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from the 7th century AD on either side. The crosses pre-date the church which was built in 1550 AD.
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Zhimomi, Kaholi (2019). "Northeast India". In Kenneth Ross; Daniel Jeyaraj; Todd Johnson (eds.).
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Minister, came to India as a missionary but also as a man of learning in economics, medicine and
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were however unable to establish their presence in Mangalore as a result of the conquests of the
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movement is also significantly represented in India. The main Brethren grouping is known as the
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influences on Christian art and architecture in India can be seen in their respective colonies.
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Shourie, Arun. (2006). Missionaries in India: Continuities, changes, dilemmas. New Delhi: Rupa.
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in Tamil Nadu which was founded in 1919 as a result of the German Lutheran Leipzig Mission and
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Portuguese-Tamil Primer (1554). One of the earliest known Christian books in an Indian language
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leader Maruvan Sapir Iso, granting land for the construction of a Syrian Church near Kollam in
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In the beginning of the 16th century, the whole of the east was under the jurisdiction of the
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The South Indian coastal areas around Kanyakumari were known for pearl fisheries ruled by the
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church, inherited from them the West Syriac Rite, replacing the old East Syriac Rite liturgy.
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A few months, later Archdeacon Thomas was ordained as bishop by twelve priests with the title
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for the Saint Thomas Christians; thus created another suffragan see to Archdiocese of Goa and
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and Immaculata Conceciao at Baidnur. All were razed to the ground, with the exception of the
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is also a rapidly growing movement in India. The major Pentecostal churches in India are the
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form 18.75% of the Christians in India with 4.5 million of them. 310,000 were members of the
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of churches along with other household items are among the many things that form part of the
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Christians who are predominantly Roman Catholics and inhabitants of the north Konkan region.
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Baroque India: the neo-roman religious architecture of South Asia: a global stylistic survey
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One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the
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went to India in AD 190 and found Christians already living in India using a version of the
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A history of expansion of Christianity. Vol. 3. Three centuries of advance: AD 1500–AD 1800
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da Silva Gracias, Fatima. "The Impact of Portuguese Culture in Goa: A Myth or Reality". In
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The Arrival of the Portuguese in India and the Thomas Christians Under Mar Jacob, 1498–1552
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A history of expansion of Christianity. Vol. 3. Three centuries of advance: AD 1500-AD 1800
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Asia and Western Dominance: A Survey of the Vasco Da Gama Epoch of Asian History, 1498–1945
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The Lopsided Spread of Christianity: Toward an Understanding of the Diffusion of Religions
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expanded in the following years. The successors of the Protestant church missions are the
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kathanaar as the bishop for the Catholic Thomas Christians on 1 February 1663. Meanwhile,
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of missionaries are being targeted these days, specifically by banning them from getting
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A History of Christianity in India: From Early Times to St. Francis Xavier: A.D. 52–1542
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was established in India in the 17th century by Christian missionaries belonging to the
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to Lutheranism. He died in Tamil Nadu and was buried in St.Peter's Church at Thanjavur,
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now stands on the site of his martyrdom and burial. A historically more likely claim by
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Missionary Narratives – Chapter 6: Healing Bodies and Saving Souls: The Medical Mission
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First Voyage of the Apostle Thomas to India: Ancient Christianity in Bharuch and Taxila
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The American Church that Might Have Been: A History of the Consultation on Church Union
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The Indian Christians of St Thomas: An Account of the Ancient Syrian Church of Malabar
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Saints, Goddesses and Kings: Muslims and Christians in South Indian Society, 1700–1900
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The arrival of European colonialists brought about large-scale missionary activity in
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is the first European place of worship in India and incidentally also the place where
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appealed to several eastern Christian churches for regularizing his consecration. The
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India and the Apostle Thomas: An Inquiry, with a Critical Analysis of the Acta Thomae
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was made an independent archbishopric, and its first suffragan sees were erected at
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N.M. Mathew. St. Thomas Christians of Malabar Through Ages. CSS Tiruvalla. (2003).
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Pinto, Ambrose (19 August 2017). "Christian Contribution to the Freedom Struggle".
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In 2008, there was again violence against Christians, particularly in the state of
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with about 26 million adherents, making up 2.3 percent of the population as of the
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Jones, Arun (2012). "Christianity in South Asia". In Farhadian, Charles E. (ed.).
14408:"Indian Supreme Court: State Response to Anti-Christian Mob Violence 'Inadequate'" 13361: 10790:. Vol. 23. The Pacific Historical Review. 4 November 1954. pp. 407–408. 9573:"Mizoram BJP vice-president resigns in protest against church burnings in Manipur" 9317:"India: Attack on Indian revival meeting sends Christians underground | IIRF" 3336:, who entered into a new communion with the Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch, an 2630: 2402: 16834: 15908: 15858: 15765: 15751: 15737: 15723: 15709: 15698: 15585:
History of the Syrian Nation and the Old Evangelical-Apostolic Church of the East
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Haidar Ali and Tipu Sultan and the struggle with the Musalman powers of the south
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The Marrano Factory. The Portuguese Inquisition and Its New Christians, 1536–1765
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and 50,000 other Christians in India. Other sources estimate the total number of
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holds a religious assembly in the Ibadat Khana; the two men dressed in black are
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in the late 15th century, came Portuguese missionaries who made contact with the
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Oddie, Geoffrey A. (2001). "Indian Christians and National Identity 1870–1947".
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The Marrano Factory: The Portuguese Inquisition and Its New Christians 1536–1765
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The Marrano Factory: The Portuguese Inquisition and Its New Christians 1536–1765
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The Marrano Factory: The Portuguese Inquisition and Its New Christians 1536-1765
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Christians in South Indian Villages, 1959–2009: Decline and Revival in Telangana
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with 275,000 members, and the Evangelical Church of India with 250,000 members.
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Christian maidens of Goa meeting a Portuguese nobleman seeking a wife, from the
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who visited in 1292, mentioned that there were Christians in the Malabar coast.
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colonies in Kerala during the 4th century. Babylonian Christians settled on the
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around 226 AD, there were bishops of the Church of the East in northwest India,
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held in most major cities form a distinctive part of Indian Christian culture.
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A significant portion of the crew on Portuguese ships were Indian Christians.
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Christians and Missionaries in India: Cross-Cultural Communication since 1500
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is one of the oldest continuously operating educational institutions in India
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district in Odisha, India. In the annual human rights reports for 1999, the
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The Portuguese government supported the missionaries. At the same time many
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Saraiva, António José; Salomon, Herman Prins; Sassoon (28 September 2001).
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which have contributed to the strengthening of Christian culture in India.
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village, four years after his Assamese helper, Godhula, baptised the first
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in India is further substantiated by the records acknowledging the work of
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Dalit's Encounter with Christianity. A Case Study of Mahars in Maharashtra
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The life of Christian F. Swartz: Missionary at Travancore. A.D. 1750-1798
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for both organisations and individuals; this came to be reflected in the
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States with Christian majority or plurality in India as per 2011 census
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Christianity is the predominant religion in the North East states of
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Kerala Christians have a unique tradition of photographing funerals.
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tradition, the Syrian church was established between 52 and 54 AD by
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have adopted a more Western culture. The dance, song and cuisine of
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is one of the oldest churches as well as a popular pilgrim site in
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near Kozhikode on 20 May 1498, along with the Portuguese explorer
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Another church tradition concerning the birth of Jesus holds that
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denomination, which resulted from the evangelism and ecumenism of
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is one of the first examples of British colonial architecture in
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on 21 August 1329 AD. In 1321, Jordanus Catalani also arrived in
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The first Protestant missionaries to set foot in India were two
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Many upper-class Bengalis converted to Christianity during the
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Relative size of Christian traditions in India, according to
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Gossner Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chotanagpur and Assam
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in or near ancient Jewish colonies by preaching among local
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Arunachal Pradesh Christian Revival Church Council (APCRCC)
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The Bakur Manuscript reports Tippu Sultan as having said:
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to nurture a uniquely Indian variety of European science.
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Portuguese efforts to Catholicize Saint Thomas Christians
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European missionary to arrive in India. He landed in
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Marth Mariam Syro-Malabar Major Archiepiscopal Church
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who keep their faith in secret or hiding, due to the
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The closely related 4532:, the first Anglican Church built east of the 4242:in the early 18th century. British missionary 3160:aiming to bring St Thomas Christians into the 2356:(5:10) states that Bartholomew, a disciple of 17311: 16904: 16657: 16261:Reformed Presbyterian Church North East India 16218:United Evangelical Lutheran Churches in India 16178:Evangelical Lutheran Church in Madhya Pradesh 15991: 15928:This article includes material from the 1995 15767:A History of Christianity in India: 1707–1858 14753:. London; New York: Penguin. pp. 52–66. 14367: 13792:International Journal of Research in Religion 13110: 13108: 12532: 11951:sfn error: no target: CITEREFSinghet_al2007 ( 11720: 11301: 11254:International Bulletin of Missionary Research 10977: 10764:. M.B. Herald, Vol. 35, No. 9. Archived from 10328:"Gazetteers Of The Bombay Presidency – Thana" 10010: 9044:. 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Archived from 8046: 7821:Christianity in Uttar Pradesh 7176:anti-conversion laws in India 5563:Independent, West Syriac Rite 5509:, Protestant West Syriac Rite 5258:with 800,000 members and the 5244:major archiepiscopal churches 5224:St. Thomas Evangelical Church 5220:Pentecostal Syrian Christians 4941:Bombay East Indian Christians 4605:Indo-Saracenic architectureal 4583:, an example of Indo-Baroque. 4522:St. Paul's Cathedral, Kolkata 4380:Constituent Assembly of India 4296:, and Gnanendramohan Tagore, 4210:can be found in the areas of 3870:Portuguese Bombay and Bassein 3846:Fort San Sebastian of Bassein 3819:, which they fled during the 3750:(12.5%) and farmers (35.5%). 2994:scripts. The ruler of Venad ( 2787:church established in 999 AD. 2391: 2033:, came to India in search of 682:Northern Evangelical Lutheran 616:Oriental Protestant Christian 412:Saint Kuriakose Elias Chavara 17529:Ministry of Minority Affairs 16675:by state and union territory 16323:Baptist Union of North India 16251:Presbyterian Church of India 16208:South Andhra Lutheran Church 16028:Syro-Malabar Catholic Church 15826:Pickett, J. Waskom. (1939). 15703:. Trichur: Mar Narsai Press. 15566:. Rutgers University Press. 14085:Borges & Feldmann (1997) 14060:D'Souza, Anthony X. (1913). 13739:. Kitchener: Pandora Press. 12664:St. John's Church, Bangalore 12453:Borges & Feldmann (1997) 11797:Union of Catholic Asian News 11777:John, Jose Kalapura (2000). 11668:"John C F Heyer, Missionary" 11423:(Thesis). pp. 188–240. 11335:Schwarz, Christian Friedrich 11043:. London: Faber & Faber. 10503:. Retrieved 9 February 2010. 10490:"Christians of Saint Thomas" 10208:. Primus Books. p. 39. 9967:India and The Apostle Thomas 9959:India and The Apostle Thomas 8051: 8025:History of the Jews in India 7975:Indigenous religion in India 7945:Freedom of religion in India 7736:Christianity in Chhattisgarh 7632:Bombay East Indian Catholics 7368:, and the right-wing groups 6068:Seventh-day Adventist Church 5858:Presbyterian Church of India 5516:Syro-Malabar Catholic Church 5507:Eastern Protestant Christian 5413:on the occasion of Christmas 5392:Oriental Orthodox Christians 4918:Mangalorean Catholic culture 4916:, have developed a distinct 4859:'s Syriac Christianity. The 4345:Indian independence movement 3413:Portuguese in Goa and Bombay 3326:Syro-Malabar Catholic Church 2951:of Kerala which include the 2804:St Geevargeese Mar Gregorios 2570:. Another ancient church is 2465:, the head of the Christian 2268:Indian independence movement 678:North Bank Baptist Christian 407:Saint Euphrasia Eluvathingal 129:(7.44%), Others (0.15%) etc. 42:Saint Thomas Christian cross 7: 16843:Andaman and Nicobar Islands 16525:All India Christian Council 15878:Schurhammer, Georg (1982). 15823:. Bombay: D B Taraporevala. 15469:. New Delhi: Rupa & Co. 15462:. Lucknow Publishing House. 15352:Manchester University Press 15254:Christians in Secular India 14981:Dalrymple, William (2009). 14687:"Christianity in Mangalore" 14063:"Martyrs of Cuncolim"  13085:Selva J. Raj (April 2016). 12514:"The Book of Common Prayer" 11885:"Census of India: Religion" 11524:compiled and published ..." 11497:. Bangalore Mirror Bureau. 11117:. BRILL Academic. pp.  10113:7 vols., London, 1940–1949. 8000:List of cathedrals in India 7843: 7826:Christianity in West Bengal 7776:Christianity in Maharashtra 7590: 7582: 7576: 7570: 7564: 7526:'s introduction of the new 7381:Syrian Christians of Kerala 7366:Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh 7360: 7348: 7157:Conflicts and controversies 6843:Andaman and Nicobar Islands 5254:with 1120,000 members, the 5018:are also observed by many. 4640:Gothic Revival architecture 4514:Gothic Revival architecture 4506:Gothic Revival architecture 4408:List of cathedrals in India 3974:Christian Friedrich Schwarz 3947:Mission, the successors of 3309:(Old allegiance) factions. 2334:Church of the East in India 2088:by the Portuguese explorer 2075:Church of the East in India 702:United Evangelical Lutheran 674:Church of God (Full Gospel) 642:Andhra Evangelical Lutheran 10: 17566: 16448:Manna Full Gospel Churches 16433:Assemblies of God in India 16374:Manipur Baptist Convention 15907:Wilmshurst, David (2011). 15807:Asia and Western dominance 15708:Moraes, George M. (1964). 15564:Legitimating New Religions 15293:Wilmshurst, David (2000). 15007:Bromiley, Geoffrey William 13835:10.1177/001946466900600205 12935:Cummings, Owen F. (2015). 12795:Melton, J. Gordon (2005). 11823:American Baptist Quarterly 11522:William Reeve (missionary) 11266:10.1177/239693939902300307 10926:"Vasco da Gama collection" 10610:Addai and Mari, Liturgy of 9961:, pp. 18–71; M. R. James, 9744:Menachery, George (2000). 8428:Slapak, Orpa, ed. (2003). 8257:"About Thomas The Apostle" 8030:Latin Catholics of Malabar 8010:List of basilicas in India 7836: 7811:Christianity in Tamil Nadu 7662:Latin Catholics of Malabar 7495:, Imaculata Conceiciao at 7491:, the Church of Merces at 7402: 7165: 7024:on Muslim Affairs in 2006 6140:Mennonite Brethren Church 6040:Manna Full Gospel Churches 5952:Hindustani Covenant Church 5761:Assemblies Jehovah Shammah 5693:Assemblies of God in India 5447:("Roman Catholic" Church) 5344:Manna Full Gospel Churches 5342:with 480,000 members, the 5314:Assemblies Jehovah Shammah 5146:Population by denomination 5062: 4955:Protestant denominations: 4809: 4797:plan is an example of the 4440:of the Indian Christians. 4405: 3654:Portuguese conquest of Goa 3525:Portuguese colonial policy 3417:Primate of the East Indies 3398: 3179:as a suffragan see to the 3106: 2561:in AD 54. On his way from 2395: 2342: 2331: 646:Assemblies Jehovah Shammah 437:Paremmakkal Thoma Kathanar 252:Bombay East Indian dialect 17496: 17447: 17385: 17334: 17265: 17224: 17184: 16926: 16833: 16680: 16626: 16543: 16515: 16493: 16471: 16423: 16318:Baptist Church of Mizoram 16308: 16284: 16226: 16153: 16144: 16135: 16103: 16085: 16075:Brahmavar Orthodox Church 16050: 16041: 16013: 15857:Robinson, Rowena (2003). 15799:10.1080/00856409608723277 15508:10.1017/s0026749x00007058 15372:Flashes of Kerala History 15157:Medlycott, A. E. (2005). 15098:Hastings, Adrian (2000). 14987:. Bloomsbury Publishing. 14949:Brown, Leslie W. (1956). 13596:Council for World Mission 13438:: CS1 maint: unfit URL ( 13208:: CS1 maint: unfit URL ( 13165:: CS1 maint: unfit URL ( 11736:. 1896. pp. 95–156. 11702:Adam Matthew Publications 11245:Frykenberg, R.E. (1999). 10996:10.1017/S0026749X00016516 8920:10.1163/15685314-04304005 8641:10.1163/9789047400868_022 8476:(Brill, 2001), pp. 345–7. 8005:List of Saints from India 7970:Indian Christian Weddings 7839:List of Indian Christians 7833:Notable Indian Christians 7786:Christianity in Meghalaya 7761:Christianity in Karnataka 7756:Christianity in Jharkhand 7399:Muslim–Christian conflict 6076:Protestant/Restorationism 6026:Sharon Fellowship Church 5663:Methodist Church in India 5438: 5361:celebrating the feast of 5262:with 30,000 members. The 4904:mainly migrants from the 4890:culture of Goan Catholics 4483:St. Francis Church, Kochi 4170:Church Missionary Society 4135:London Missionary Society 4089:William Carey, 1761–1834. 4031:Another Basel Missionary 3811:were not originally from 3717:King John III of Portugal 3385:St. Francis Church, Kochi 3324:comprise the present day 3050:Venerabili Fratri Jordano 2746:Thiruvithamcode Arappally 2453:in AD 72. The neo-Gothic 472:Mar Geevarghese Dionysius 452:Mar Gregorios of Parumala 261: 138: 133: 117: 112: 67: 62: 57: 52: 34: 16986:East Timor (Timor-Leste) 16443:Christian Revival Church 16359:Assam Baptist Convention 16113:Believers Eastern Church 16023:Catholic Church in India 15819:Panikkar, K. M. (1997). 15805:Panikkar, K. M. (1959). 15756:. New York: McGraw-Hill. 15601:Menachery, George, Ed., 15562:Lewis, James R. (2003). 15467:Evangelical intrusions: 15380:Bowring, Lewin (1974) . 15375:. Cochin: Victory Press. 14746:"The greased cartridges" 10557:12 November 2020 at the 9963:Apocryphal New Testament 8565:P. Pm Shirodkar (1994). 8206:), on a hill now called 7930:Christianity in Pakistan 7915:Catholic Church in India 7796:Christianity in Nagaland 7637:Christian Revival Church 7520:Indian Rebellion of 1857 7409:Indian Rebellion of 1857 7254:Dara Singh (Bajrang Dal) 7162:Hindu–Christian conflict 6126:Christian Revival Church 5069:Catholic Church in India 5045:South Canarese Christian 4982:are often celebrated by 4965:educational institutions 4826:Traditional pre-wedding 4788:St. James' Church, Delhi 4603:, a fine example of the 4461:) or flag-staff made of 4368:All India Catholic Union 4341:Indian National Congress 4298:Aurobindo Nath Mukherjee 4228:American Marathi Mission 4020:. He built hospitals in 3994:was a missionary in the 3968:Johann Phillip Fabricius 3091:and missions throughout 2711:Saint Thomas the Apostle 2685:Saint Thomas the Apostle 2683:Stained glass window of 2523:An early 3rd-century AD 2092:in the 15th century AD, 841:Central African Republic 730:All India Catholic Union 650:Christian Revival Church 636:Protestant denominations 462:Mar Joseph C. Panjikaran 387:Saint Thomas the Apostle 84:at 74.59%. Plurality in 58:26 million (2.3%) (2011) 17247:Cocos (Keeling) Islands 16618:Saint Thomas Christians 16453:The Pentecostal Mission 16364:Garo Baptist Convention 16338:Boro Baptist Convention 15369:Bernard, K. L. (1995). 15216:10.1111/1467-9809.00138 14875:17 October 2007 at the 14751:The Indian Mutiny: 1857 13484:"Population Statistics" 13292:Mandryk, Jason (2010), 12908:Bhagat, Pamela (2004). 12343:"The Culture of Kerala" 11628:22 January 2017 at the 11602:23 January 2017 at the 11340:Encyclopædia Britannica 11175:Leupp, Gary P. (2003). 11039:Crowley, Roger (2015). 10762:"Christianity in India" 10501:Encyclopædia Britannica 10406:Baum & Winkler 2003 10123:Baum & Winkler 2003 9931:Encyclopædia Britannica 9927:"Magi biblical figures" 9682:Encyclopædia Britannica 9670:Butler & Burns 1998 9091:World Methodist Council 9087:"Church of North India" 9040:Watkins, Keith (2014). 8941:Kalapura, Jose (2000). 8902:Kalapura, Jose (2015). 8382:Encyclopædia Britannica 8072:Business Standard India 7816:Christianity in Tripura 7791:Christianity in Mizoram 7781:Christianity in Manipur 7751:Christianity in Gujarat 7580:('foreigners'), but as 6391:The native majority of 6232:Andaman Nicobar Islands 5723:The Pentecostal Mission 5612:Episcopalian Protestant 5336:The Pentecostal Mission 5216:Mar Thoma Syrian Church 5188:Saint Thomas Christians 5006:is a national holiday, 4945:seven islands of Bombay 4878:Christianisation of Goa 4869:culture which includes 4841:Saint Thomas Christians 4445:Saint Thomas Christians 4290:Michael Madhusudan Dutt 3949:Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg 3909:Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg 3658:Christianisation of Goa 3409:Christianisation of Goa 3358:Mar Thoma Syrian Church 3231:Saint Thomas Christians 3223:Archdiocese of Angamalé 3199:Saint Thomas Christians 3177:Archdiocese of Angamaly 3109:Saint Thomas Christians 3007:Saint Thomas Christians 2944:Saint Thomas Christians 2919:Mar Sabor and Mar Proth 2783:, Kerala is an ancient 2709:built over the tomb of 2650:Saint Thomas Christians 2627:Saint Severus of Vienne 2485:being a dialect of the 2419:Saint Thomas Christians 2398:Saint Thomas Christians 2284:. There are reports of 2225:World Methodist Council 2140:and the destruction of 2128:) and various forms of 1980:Saint Thomas Christians 1978:The written records of 1931:Christianity portal 774:Christianity by country 694:The Pentecostal Mission 551:Syro-Malankara Catholic 502:Mar Augustine Kandathil 477:Mar Geevarghese Ivanios 427:Mar Sabor and Mar Proth 359:Saint Thomas Christians 16095:Chaldean Syrian Church 15583:Malech, George David. 15465:Jain, Sandhya (2010). 15416:Dutta, Sutapa (2017). 15278:. Delhi: Media House. 15223:Pereira, José (2000). 14463:. Human Rights Watch. 14032:minorityaffairs.gov.in 13925:www.censusindia.gov.in 12883:catholic-hierarchy.org 12721:Asian Folklore Studies 12591:Origin of Goa Carnival 12188:. Govt. of Telangana. 11947:Singh & et al 2007 11621:44.2 (2007): 111–145. 11302:Pearson, H.N. (1855). 9983:Early History of India 9887:Historia Ecclesiastica 9883:Historia Ecclesiastica 9879:Historia Ecclesiastica 9877:Eusebius of Caesarea, 8540:The New Indian Express 7806:Christianity in Punjab 7801:Christianity in Odisha 7766:Christianity in Kerala 7667:Mangalorean Christians 7462: 7429: 7364:include the far-right 7309:Bharatiya Janata Party 7211: 7196: 6971:Dadra and Nagar Haveli 6404: 6180: 5571:Chaldean Syrian Church 5454:Catholic, Latin Church 5283:Church Mission Society 5208:Chaldean Syrian Church 5065:Protestantism in India 4831: 4819: 4655:Infant Jesus Cathedral 4403: 4286:Krishna Mohan Banerjee 4236:Church Mission Society 4125: 4090: 3919:, and afterwards into 3892: 3848:(close to present day 3840: 3689:Portuguese Inquisition 3680: 3571: 3570:missionaries, ca. 1605 3520: 3468:Latin liturgical rites 3437:marked the end of the 3427:fall of Constantinople 3401:Portuguese discoveries 3396: 3330:Chaldean Syrian Church 3317: 3294:Gregorios Abdul Jaleel 3193:The death of the last 3164:, administered by the 3099: 3032:The French or Catalan 2940: 2907:Saint Thomas Christian 2588:Saint Thomas christian 2414: 2407:Roman trade with India 2354:Ecclesiastical History 2146:Christian missionaries 1411:Bosnia and Herzegovina 785: 629:St. Thomas Evangelical 487:Giuseppe Maria Bernini 17550:Christianity in India 16920:Christianity in Asia 16673:Christianity in India 16551:Christianity in India 16390:Mising Baptist Kebang 16300:Church of South India 16295:Church of North India 16168:Arcot Lutheran Church 15863:. Sage Publications. 15834:Rice, Edward (1978). 15714:. Bombay: Manaktalas. 15625:Michael, S.M. (2010) 15163:. Gorgias Press LLC. 14160:"Where's Dara Singh?" 14069:Catholic Encyclopedia 13735:Dueck, Abe J (2012). 13260:"Indian Christianity" 12914:. Oxfam. p. 16. 12386:Holm, John A (1989). 11079:Couto, Maria Aurora. 10628:1 August 2021 at the 10495:28 March 2015 at the 10247:Anglo Saxon Chronicle 10162:King, Daniel (2018). 9619:on 23 September 2023. 9011:Church of South India 8977:Church of South India 8703:. 12 September 2020. 7741:Christianity in Delhi 7731:Christianity in Bihar 7726:Christianity in Assam 7714:Christianity by state 7610:Christian communities 7483:, Jesu Marie Jose at 7458: 7443:Mangalorean Catholics 7423:Mangalorean Catholics 7416: 7370:Vishva Hindu Parishad 7202: 7184:Adoration Monastery, 7183: 6422:Christian population 6402: 6253:Christian population 6178: 5840:449,550 to 1,000,000 5641:Church of North India 5619:Church of South India 5238:and 4,000,000 of the 5236:Syro-Malankara Church 5212:CSI Syrian Christians 5181:Church of South India 5177:Church of North India 5033:(gown). Prior to the 4976:Religious processions 4961:Church of North India 4957:Church of South India 4949:Book of Common Prayer 4902:Mangalorean Catholics 4825: 4817: 4739:illuminated at night. 4695:is an example of the 4676:is an example of the 4476:After the arrival of 4401: 4388:Constitution of India 4202:Church of North India 4198:Church of South India 4147:Anthony Norris Groves 4120:Established in 1818, 4119: 4088: 3887: 3809:Mangalorean Catholics 3674: 3650:Afonso de Albuquerque 3599:Archdiocese of Lisbon 3558: 3518: 3470:among them and unify 3405:Latin Church in India 3383: 3354:CSI Syrian Christians 3315: 3305:(New allegiance) and 3162:Latin Catholic Church 3083: 2962:Tharisappalli Chepped 2931: 2405: 2189:Church of South India 2185:Church of North India 1733:Saint Kitts and Nevis 1001:São Tomé and Príncipe 861:Republic of the Congo 784: 698:Seventh-day Adventist 658:Church of South India 654:Church of North India 547:Syro-Malabar Catholic 497:Palackal Thoma Malpan 422:Bl.Devasahayam Pillai 296:Christianity in India 44:from the 9th century 17161:United Arab Emirates 16137:Western Christianity 16043:Eastern Christianity 15496:Modern Asian Studies 15420:. UK: Anthem Press. 15123:. Bangalore: Issar. 14743:David, Saul (2003). 14691:Diocese of Mangalore 14638:Sarasvati's Children 14538:on 29 December 2014. 13542:on 27 September 2019 13486:. 13 February 2007. 13460:. 13 February 2007. 13230:on 16 February 2009. 12596:19 June 2010 at the 12542:. 25 December 2007. 11889:2001 Census of India 11793:"Diocese of Bettiah" 11734:Adam Matthew Digital 11228:7 April 2008 at the 10984:Modern Asian Studies 10674:7 March 2022 at the 10645:. 13 February 2007. 9534:on 24 December 2023. 9457:on 22 February 2023. 9421:on 22 February 2024. 9403:on 2 September 2015. 9385:on 22 February 2024. 9293:. 24 December 2021. 8850:on 6 September 2024. 8832:on 6 September 2024. 8669:www.encyclopedia.com 7960:Indian Christian Day 7697:St Thomas Christians 7682:Protestants in India 7528:Enfield Rifle-Musket 7505:Church of Holy Cross 7374:Dharm Jagaran Samiti 7043:Other Backward Class 5982:New Apostolic Church 5363:Saint Francis Xavier 5139: Others (0.15%) 4394:Art and architecture 4194:CMS Mission to India 4052:Mangalooru Samachara 3957:the Tranquebar House 3937:Bishop of Tranquebar 3656:in 1510. Due to the 3584:Francisco de Almeida 3576:Pedro Álvares Cabral 3456:St Thomas Christians 3376:Arrival of Europeans 3137:Patriarch of Babylon 3005:Other references to 2972:Iraviikothan Chepped 2925:in the 9th century. 2917:in the 4th century. 2836:4th-century missions 2730:Saint Thomas crosses 2479:Syriac New Testament 2459:Eusebius of Caesarea 2350:Eusebius of Caesarea 2312:. Various groups of 2138:oppression of Hindus 2094:Western Christianity 1990:, who sailed to the 1362:United Arab Emirates 402:Saint Gonsalo Garcia 397:Saint Francis Xavier 17509:Freedom of religion 17504:Secularism in India 17188:limited recognition 16516:Interdenominational 16105:Oriental Protestant 15954:Pew Research Centre 15860:Christians of India 15665:10.7227/BJRL.10.2.7 15451:Goel, S.G. (2016). 14839:Carvalho, Nirmala. 14652:, pp. 314–316. 14509:10.3390/rel10050313 14230:on 16 February 2008 13921:"India Census 2011" 13761:"Census India 2011" 13632:on 14 November 2017 12690:"Christian Wedding" 12496:en-danes.mforos.com 11766:on 7 December 2010. 11359:14 May 2013 at the 10936:on 16 October 2007. 10914:on 29 January 2012. 10880:. pp. 247–284. 10830:, pp. 137–138. 10818:, pp. 166–168. 10515:, pp. 134–136. 10455:. 15 January 2018. 10260:The Book of Travels 10249:Part II, 750–919 AD 9516:on 30 October 2017. 9279:. 22 December 2021. 9217:, pp. 106–110. 9093:. 9 November 2019. 8891:on 14 October 2023. 8546:on 18 November 2015 8512:Rao, R. P. (1963). 8493:. 14 September 2005 8409:. 27 September 2006 7980:Irreligion in India 7872:Christianity portal 7746:Christianity in Goa 7617:Anglo-Indian people 7466:Treaty of Mangalore 7346:ideology, known as 7025: 6409: 6246: 6155:Community of Christ 6096:Jehovah's Witnesses 5814:Protestant Lutheran 5429: 5240:Syro-Malabar Church 5192:Syro Malabar Church 5097:Pew Research Center 5029:instead of a white 4876:As a result of the 4799:Renaissance Revival 4577:St. Aloysius Chapel 4278:Bengali Renaissance 4265:, a Roman Catholic 3844:) headquartered at 3775:Diocese of Angamaly 3588:Santa Cruz Basilica 3421:Pearl Fishery Coast 3282:Palliveettil Chandy 3195:metropolitan bishop 3166:Portuguese Padroado 3122:Edessa, Mesopotamia 2568:temple architecture 2518:Balthazar of Arabia 2504:, one of the three 2493:and his disciples. 2290:fear of persecution 2170:Modi administration 2150:western educational 2059:scholarly consensus 2045:and then buried at 2017:-speaking Jew from 1984:Indian subcontinent 1748:Trinidad and Tobago 1643:Antigua and Barbuda 417:Saint Mother Teresa 329:Bombay East Indians 31: 30:Christians in India 18:Christians in India 17524:Religious thinkers 17514:Religious violence 17497:Policy and history 15968:Christianity Today 15896:Thoburn, James M. 15037:Forrest, George W. 15011:Lochman, Jan Milic 14724:on 8 February 2012 14716:John B. Monteiro. 14592:. 17 January 2024. 14449:on 2 October 2002. 14348:The New York Times 14319:. 1 October 1999. 14317:Human Rights Watch 13869:censusindia.gov.in 13378:Hedlund, Roger E. 13335:on 4 November 2013 13266:on 15 October 2014 12670:on 2 December 2013 12660:"Harvest Festival" 12640:on 8 December 2014 12622:on 11 August 2011. 12615:The Times of India 12246:The Indian Express 12132:. 9 January 2009. 11615:Sujit Sivasundaram 11150:. BRILL. pp.  10200:Pius Malekandathil 9781:. Denha Services. 9653:The Times of India 9349:on 17 August 2022. 9277:The New York Times 9070:IDOC International 8868:on 2 January 2022. 8675:on 26 January 2021 8378:"Aramaic language" 8263:on 8 February 2011 8074:. 26 August 2015. 8040:Teresa of Calcutta 7687:Punjabi Christians 7672:Marathi Christians 7657:Knanaya Christians 7627:Bettiah Christians 7622:Bengali Christians 7551:Bahadur Shah Zafar 7524:East India Company 7499:, Sao Lawrence at 7430: 7317:Kandhamal district 7290:Kandhamal district 7239:Human Rights Watch 7212: 7197: 7172:Beef bans in India 7019: 6407: 6405: 6244: 6181: 5967:Evangelical Church 5829:Protestant Baptist 5655:United and uniting 5633:United and uniting 5580:Church of the East 5490:, West Syriac Rite 5472:, West Syriac Rite 5427: 5419:See main article: 5268:Eastern Protestant 5175:within the united 5101:2011 Indian census 5073:Orthodoxy in India 4862:Malankara Nasranis 4849:Church of the East 4832: 4820: 4500:style followed by 4404: 4382:, which asked for 4259:Bettiah Christians 4208:Marathi Christians 4188:, then in 1816 at 4178:Anglican Communion 4126: 4091: 4014:Eugen Liebendörfer 3966:German missionary 3953:Heinrich Plütschau 3913:Heinrich Plütschau 3893: 3863:Bombay East Indian 3841:Província do Norte 3701:Maria Aurora Couto 3681: 3677:Códice Casanatense 3660:, over 90% of the 3629:. This created an 3603:Diocese of Funchal 3592:St. Francis Church 3572: 3521: 3464:Church of the East 3397: 3318: 3203:Church of the East 3181:Archdiocese of Goa 3169:Archdiocese of Goa 3133:Church of the East 3118:Church of the East 3114:Thomas the Apostle 3100: 3085:Church of the East 3070:Bombay East Indian 2941: 2869:Chronicle of Seert 2762:Thomas the Apostle 2527:work known as the 2514:Melchior of Persia 2423:Thomas the Apostle 2415: 2231:, specifically in 2217:Anglican Communion 2211:who flourished in 1988:Thomas the Apostle 1683:Dominican Republic 786: 599:Church of the East 492:Sadhu Sundar Singh 447:Ignatius Elias III 432:Mar Baselios Eldho 354:Punjabi Christians 334:Marathi Christians 324:Bettiah Christians 319:Bengali Christians 29: 17537: 17536: 17519:Religious harmony 17327:Religion in India 17293: 17292: 17230:other territories 16886: 16885: 16863:Jammu and Kashmir 16835:Union territories 16695:Arunachal Pradesh 16639: 16638: 16511: 16510: 16489: 16488: 16131: 16130: 16052:Oriental Orthodox 15870:978-0-7619-9822-8 15734:Mundadan, Mathias 15720:Mundadan, Mathias 15642:Mingana, Alphonse 15635:978-81-8465-074-7 15426:978-1-78308-726-6 15390:on 17 August 2011 15336:978-81-7304-945-3 15285:978-81-7495-258-5 15264:978-0-8386-1021-3 15234:978-81-7305-161-6 15170:978-1-59333-180-1 15149:978-81-867782-5-8 15130:978-81-900719-0-1 15111:978-0-8028-4875-8 15028:978-0-8028-2417-2 14994:978-1-4088-0688-3 14973:978-0-86012-257-9 14966:. A&C Black. 14783:, pp. 22–23. 14760:978-0-14-100554-6 14136:. 15 March 2015. 13598:. 27 April 2018. 13566:lutheranworld.org 13248:on 18 April 2008. 12975:978-0-334-04043-9 12948:978-1-4982-0216-9 12921:978-0-85598-495-3 12827:Lausanne Movement 12808:978-0-8160-6983-5 12502:on 27 March 2010. 12455:, pp. 41–51. 11843:fultonhistory.com 11460:Language in India 11386:978-81-7835-370-8 11190:978-0-8264-6074-5 11065:978-81-7022-259-0 11020:on 20 August 2019 10948:Mundadan, Mathias 10215:978-93-80607-01-6 10109:K.S. Latourette, 10058:978-1-000-22821-2 10024:978-1-925612-63-9 9957:A. E. Medlycott, 9558:978-1-4002-0442-7 9551:. 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He worked in 4083: 4075:Kerala Brethren 4067:Volbrecht Nagel 4048:Hermann Mögling 3988:Hermann Gundert 3961:Tiruchirappalli 3901: 3882: 3797:Krishnadevaraya 3713:Goa Inquisition 3564:Akbar the Great 3423: 3399:Main articles: 3378: 3290:Syriac Orthodox 3111: 3105: 3078: 3064:(Trombay) near 2959:Plates (or the 2949:Syrian churches 2903: 2901:Medieval period 2856:established at 2838: 2831: 2820: 2811: 2797: 2788: 2774: 2765: 2742: 2733: 2728:flanked by two 2722: 2713: 2704: 2695: 2681: 2672: 2662: 2653: 2647: 2611:Sassanid Empire 2586:. According to 2435:Ezharappallikal 2400: 2394: 2347: 2341: 2339:St. Bartholomew 2336: 2330: 2314:Hindu militants 2229:Northeast India 2148:introduced the 2077:, who used the 2057:. 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Vol. 3. 15239: 15233: 15220: 15210:(3): 346–366. 15199: 15194:978-0521548854 15193: 15179:Neill, Stephen 15175: 15169: 15154: 15148: 15135: 15129: 15116: 15110: 15095: 15090:978-0199575831 15089: 15076: 15071:978-0198263777 15070: 15055: 15049: 15033: 15027: 14999: 14993: 14978: 14972: 14957: 14946: 14937: 14932:978-1134430192 14931: 14913: 14908:978-0521891035 14907: 14888: 14886: 14883: 14881: 14880: 14862: 14831: 14800: 14798:, p. 153. 14796:Dalrymple 2009 14785: 14781:Dalrymple 2009 14766: 14759: 14735: 14708: 14697:on 9 July 2010 14678: 14654: 14642: 14625: 14614:on 10 May 2006 14595: 14581: 14567: 14541: 14515: 14488:"Coming Home ( 14478: 14452: 14429: 14398: 14366: 14334: 14301: 14275: 14241: 14211: 14181: 14151: 14121: 14091: 14075: 14052: 14016: 13990: 13957: 13942: 13912: 13886: 13856: 13829:(2): 197–199. 13813: 13778: 13752: 13746:978-1926599113 13745: 13727: 13715: 13685: 13673: 13643: 13613: 13583: 13553: 13523: 13501: 13475: 13445: 13405: 13370: 13346: 13299: 13277: 13251: 13233: 13224:"GBGM Feature" 13215: 13172: 13133: 13104: 13097: 13077: 13059: 13020: 12981: 12974: 12954: 12947: 12927: 12920: 12900: 12870: 12844: 12814: 12807: 12787: 12758: 12707: 12681: 12651: 12625: 12601: 12583: 12557: 12531: 12505: 12483: 12458: 12443: 12432:on 25 May 2017 12417: 12399:978-0521359405 12398: 12378: 12352: 12331: 12294: 12263: 12233: 12203: 12177: 12147: 12117: 12087: 12057: 12055:, p. 190. 12045: 12033: 12003: 11977: 11958: 11939: 11906: 11876: 11863: 11827: 11814: 11784: 11769: 11751: 11719: 11685: 11659: 11633: 11607: 11584: 11558: 11526: 11512: 11481: 11446: 11407: 11385: 11365: 11346: 11331:Chisholm, Hugh 11309: 11294: 11260:(3): 130–135. 11234: 11211: 11209:, p. 104. 11196: 11189: 11183:. p. 35. 11167: 11160: 11134: 11127: 11101: 11086: 11071: 11064: 11046: 11031: 10990:(2): 387–421. 10967: 10939: 10917: 10892: 10883: 10868: 10866:, p. 326. 10856: 10844: 10842:, p. 139. 10832: 10820: 10803: 10796: 10779: 10753: 10744: 10732: 10721:on 9 July 2012 10706: 10695:on 4 June 2015 10680: 10660: 10634: 10614: 10602: 10592: 10583: 10563: 10541: 10539:, p. 343. 10529: 10517: 10505: 10482: 10480:, p. 111. 10470: 10440: 10410: 10398: 10381: 10345: 10319: 10290: 10264: 10251: 10239: 10230: 10221: 10214: 10191: 10189:, p. 286. 10179: 10172: 10154: 10152:, p. 113. 10139: 10127: 10115: 10102: 10071: 10057: 10037: 10023: 10003: 9999:Medlycott 2005 9991: 9975:J. 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6254: 6251: 6212:Andhra Pradesh 6172: 6169: 6166: 6165: 6160: 6157: 6151: 6150: 6144: 6141: 6137: 6136: 6131: 6128: 6122: 6121: 6116: 6113: 6107: 6106: 6104:Restorationism 6101: 6098: 6092: 6091: 6086: 6083: 6079: 6078: 6073: 6070: 6064: 6063: 6058: 6055: 6051: 6050: 6045: 6042: 6036: 6035: 6030: 6027: 6023: 6022: 6017: 6014: 6008: 6007: 6002: 5999: 5993: 5992: 5987: 5984: 5978: 5977: 5972: 5969: 5963: 5962: 5957: 5954: 5948: 5947: 5941: 5938: 5934: 5933: 5927: 5924: 5918: 5917: 5911: 5908: 5902: 5901: 5895: 5892: 5886: 5885: 5879: 5876: 5870: 5869: 5863: 5860: 5854: 5853: 5841: 5838: 5832: 5831: 5826: 5823: 5817: 5816: 5811: 5808: 5802: 5801: 5788: 5785: 5779: 5778: 5766: 5763: 5757: 5756: 5743: 5740: 5734: 5733: 5728: 5725: 5719: 5718: 5713: 5710: 5704: 5703: 5698: 5695: 5689: 5688: 5683: 5680: 5674: 5673: 5668: 5665: 5659: 5658: 5646: 5643: 5637: 5636: 5624: 5621: 5615: 5614: 5609: 5606: 5600: 5599: 5594: 5591: 5585: 5584: 5576: 5573: 5567: 5566: 5560: 5557: 5551: 5550: 5542: 5539: 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Christians 3709:Francis Xavier 3697:Crypto-Muslims 3685:New Christians 3627:diocese of Goa 3580:Raja of Cochin 3510:Francis Xavier 3377: 3374: 3267:Church of Rome 3190:missionaries. 3185:Roman Catholic 3104: 3101: 3077: 3074: 3062:Thana district 3040:was the first 2902: 2899: 2873:David of Basra 2837: 2834: 2833: 2832: 2821: 2814: 2812: 2798: 2791: 2789: 2775: 2768: 2766: 2743: 2736: 2734: 2723: 2716: 2714: 2705: 2698: 2696: 2682: 2675: 2673: 2663: 2656: 2654: 2648: 2641: 2551:Acts of Thomas 2536:Acts of Thomas 2530:Acts of Thomas 2413:(1st century). 2396:Main article: 2393: 2390: 2343:Main article: 2340: 2337: 2332:Main article: 2329: 2328:Ancient period 2326: 2274:advocated for 2213:colonial India 2084:Following the 2063:Malabar region 2003:Acts of Thomas 1992:Malabar region 1963: 1962: 1960: 1959: 1952: 1945: 1937: 1934: 1933: 1920: 1919: 1916: 1915: 1910: 1905: 1900: 1895: 1890: 1885: 1880: 1875: 1870: 1865: 1860: 1854: 1849: 1848: 1845: 1844: 1841: 1840: 1835: 1830: 1825: 1820: 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