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This is the shared history of the Saint Thomas Christians of Kerala in Southern India, from the founding of the church until the 16th century. Saint Thomas Christians are so called because their Church was founded by Saint Thomas, the Apostle of Jesus Christ, in the first century. They are known as Nasranis because they are the followers of Jesus of Nazareth. The term "Christian", coined in the west, was not known here and therefore not in use, until after the arrival of the Portuguese in the 16th century.

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  • This is the shared history of the Saint Thomas Christians of Kerala in Southern India, from the founding of the church until the 16th century. Saint Thomas Christians are so called because their Church was founded by Saint Thomas, the Apostle of Jesus Christ, in the first century. They are known as Nasranis because they are the followers of Jesus of Nazareth. The term "Christian", coined in the west, was not known here and therefore not in use, until after the arrival of the Portuguese in the 16th century.
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  • This is the shared history of the Saint Thomas Christians of Kerala in Southern India, from the founding of the church until the 16th century. Saint Thomas Christians are so called because their Church was founded by Saint Thomas, the Apostle of Jesus Christ, in the first century. They are known as Nasranis because they are the followers of Jesus of Nazareth. The term "Christian", coined in the west, was not known here and therefore not in use, until after the arrival of the Portuguese in the 16th century. They are also known as Syrian Christians because of their use of Syriac in liturgy. Their original liturgical language was Aramaic which was later changed to Syriac. They are also known as Malankara Nasranis, because all these Christians are from Kerala that was also known as Malabar or Malankara. Their language is Malayalam.
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