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Who were the earliest Christians of the Indian subcontinent?
While it may come off as a surprise to most, the history of Christianity in the Indian subcontinent is much older than the subcontinent’s contact with the Portuguese and British merchants & missionaries. A 🧵 [1/n]
While it may come off as a surprise to most, the history of Christianity in the Indian subcontinent is much older than the subcontinent’s contact with the Portuguese and British merchants & missionaries. A 🧵 [1/n]
In fact, Christianity in India, according to Leonardo Fernando & G. Gispert-Sauch is “likely to have been established much before it was established in many European countries.” The faith reached the subcontinent not long after Jesus of Nazareth's death. [2/n]
And while it is not known who exactly were the first Indian Christians, there is little doubt that the Thomas Christians or the Syrian Christians of Kerala are the successors of some of the earliest Christians in the country, deriving their name from Thomas, the Apostle. [3/n] 
