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Christianity is the predominant religion in the North East states of Nagaland, MizoramMeghalaya, and Manipur, and has substantial populations in the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Tripura, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Goaand Andaman Nicobar Islands.
[1] [7] [8] In 1258, some of the relics were brought to Ortona, in Abruzzo, Italy, where they have been held in the Church of Saint Thomas the Apostle. [9] He is regarded as the patron saint of India among its Christian adherents, [10] [11] and the Feast of Saint Thomas on July 3 is celebrated as Indian Christians' Day.
The Saint Thomas Christians, also called Syrian Christians of India, Marthoma Suriyani Nasrani, Malankara Nasrani, or Nasrani Mappila, are an ethno-religious community of Indian Christians in the state of Kerala (Malabar region), [ 8 ] who, for the most part, employ the Eastern and Western liturgical rites of Syriac Christianity. [ 9 ]
The Inquisition originally targeted New Christians, that is Jews who had been force-converted to Christianity and who migrated from Portugal to India between 1505 and 1560. [5] Later it added in Moors, a term that meant Muslims who had previously invaded the Iberian peninsula from Morocco .
Born. (1761-08-17) 17 August 1761. Paulerspury, England. Died. 9 June 1834 (1834-06-09) (aged 72) Serampore, Bengal Presidency, British India. Signature. William Carey (17 August 1761 – 9 June 1834) was an English Christian missionary, Particular Baptist minister, translator, social reformer and cultural anthropologist who founded the ...
Margaret Alice (b. 1905) William Pettigrew (5 January 1869 – 19 January 1943) was a British Christian missionary who went to India in 1890, eventually brought western education in Manipur and introducing Jesus Christ to the Tangkhul Naga tribe, inhabiting Ukhrul district and he became the main catalyst for the surge in current christian ...
Christianity may have existed earlier in China, but the first documented introduction was during the Tang dynasty (618–907) A Christian mission under the leadership of the priest Alopen (described variously as Persian, Syriac, or Nestorian) was known to have arrived in 635, where he and his followers received an Imperial Edict allowing for ...
Christianity is the third-largest practiced religion in Kerala, accounting for 18% of the population according to the 2001 Indian census. [1] According to traditional accounts, Thomas the Apostle sailed to the Malabar region in 52 AD and introduced Christianity to the area. [2] Although a minority, the Christian population of Kerala is ...