Did St Thomas really go to India?
St Thomas never came to India, Its Thomas of Cana who brought Christianity to Kerala. They came from Iraq in the 9th century. Christians changed later it to St Thomas to claim Christians were there in India since the first century.
Why is St Thomas buried in India?
History of St. He was the one who touched the wound of Jesus after he was risen from his death. Later on in AD 52 he came to Kerala, India to preach about Jesus later on he moved to present-day Chennai. Thomas was respected and maintained by Muslims and they called the tomb as “Bothuma” (House of Thomas).
Who was given the credit of bringing Christianity to India?
Thomas, one of the 12 apostles of Jesus and the man largely credited with bringing Christianity to India through the Malabar coast in 52 AD.
Why was the book of Thomas removed from the Bible?
The text’s authorship by Thomas the Apostle is rejected by modern scholars. Because of its discovery with the Nag Hammadi library, it was widely thought that the document originated within a school of early Christians, possibly proto-Gnostics.
What is the most popular Indian religion?
Hinduism
Hinduism is an ancient religion with the largest religious grouping in India, with around 966 million adherents as of 2011, composing 79.8\% of the population.
Who is the highest authority of all church organization?
The Supreme Pontiff (the Pope) is a local ordinary for the whole Catholic Church. In Eastern Catholic Churches, Patriarchs, major archbishops, and metropolitans have ordinary power of governance for the whole territory of their respective autonomous particular churches.
When did Jesus come to India?
It is commonly believed that Christianity came to India with St Thomas as early as 52 CE. He is said to have landed in Kerala and the religion took root there. He then walked across to Mylapore in present day Chennai, spoke of a new God in a new land, and left his footprints on the sands of time.