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Christianity is India's third-largest religion with about 26 million adherents, making up 2.3 percent of the population as of the 2011 census. [1] The written records of St Thomas Christians mention that Christianity was introduced to the Indian subcontinent by Thomas the Apostle, who sailed to the Malabar region (present-day Kerala) in 52 AD ...
Christianity was introduced to Sri Lanka in the 1st century (72 AD). Possibly after the apostle Thomas' visit to India. [ 14 ] The Anuradhapura cross is an ancient recorded symbol of Christianity in the island. [ 15 ]
Google Books website, A History of Christianity in India: 1707-1858, by Bishop Stephen Neill Google Books website, The Missionary conference: south India and Ceylon, 1879, Volume 2 Anglican History website, Our Oldest Indian Mission: A Brief History of the Vepery (Madras) Mission , by The Rev. A. WESTCOTT, M.A. (1897) (online copy)
301 – Christianization of Armenia. 301 - Foundation of San Marino. c.313 – Caucasian Albania (Udi) [ 2 ] c.319 – Christianization of Iberia (Georgia) [ 3 ][ 4 ][ 5 ] c.325 – Kingdom of Aksum (Ethiopian Orthodox Church) 337 – Roman Empire (baptism of Constantine I) 361 – Rome returns to paganism under Julian the Apostate.
This is a timeline of Indian history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in India and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of India. Also see the list of governors-general of India, list of prime ministers of India and list of years in India.
Religion in India is characterised by a diversity of religious beliefs and practices. Throughout India's history, religion has been an important part of the country's culture and the Indian subcontinent is the birthplace of four of the world's major religions, namely, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, and Sikhism, which are collectively known as native Indian religions or Dharmic religions and ...
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300 First Christians reported in Greater Khorasan; an estimated 10% of the world's population is now Christian; parts of the Bible are available in 10 different languages [37] 301 – Armenia is the first kingdom in history to adopt Christianity as state religion; 303–312 Diocletian's Massacre of Christians, includes burning of scriptures