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India had a flourishing trade with Central Asia, the Mediterranean, and the Middle East, both along mountain passes in the north and sea routes down the western and southern coast, well before the advent of the Christian era, and it is likely that Christian merchants from these lands settled in Indian cities along these trading routes. [70]
According to apocryphal records, Christianity in India and in Pakistan (included prior to the Partition) commenced in 52 AD, [1] with the arrival of Thomas the Apostle in Cranganore (Kodungaloor). Subsequently, the Christians of the Malabar region, known as St Thomas Christians established close ties with the Levantine Christians of the Near East.
The Catholic Church in India is part of the worldwide Catholic Church under the leadership of the Pope. There are over 20 million Catholics in India, [1] representing around 1.55% of the total population, [2] and the Catholic Church is the single largest Christian church in India. [1]
The Church Missionary Society in India was a branch organisation established by the Church Missionary Society (CMS), which was founded in Britain in 1799 under the name the Society for Missions to Africa and the East, [1] as a mission society working with the Anglican Communion, other Protestants, and Orthodox Christians around the world.
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)
Christianity is a minority religion in Delhi, the National Capital Territory of India. A diocese of the Church of North India is established in Delhi, as well as the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Delhi .
Jewish Background of Indian people, by Abraham Benhur, Jeevanist Books, India, 2011 2. Massive 6-Volume History of Christianity in India, by Church History Association of India (1984) 3. Introduction to Commemoration Volume: Cochin Synagogue Celebration, 1968 4.Introduction to Christian Church History, Senate of Serampore College, by C B Firth ...
Pages in category "History of Christianity in India" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.