ST. THOMAS CHRISTIANS AND POPULAR DEVOTIONS
St. Thomas Christians are the most ancient Christians of India. They hail the Apostle St. Thomas, one of the twelve disciples of Jesus, as the one who won their forefathers for Jesus Christ. Besides several western Christian writers, we have the testimony of several Indian statesmen confirming the e...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Dharmaram College
1990
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Journal of Dharma
Year: 1990, Volume: 15, Issue: 3, Pages: 259-272 |
| Further subjects: | B
Birth-Rites
B Death-Rites B Other Celebrations B Pilgrimages B St. Thomas Christians B Feasts and Fasts B Family Prayer B Faith and Devotional Practices B Veneration of the Cross and the Gospels |
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| Summary: | St. Thomas Christians are the most ancient Christians of India. They hail the Apostle St. Thomas, one of the twelve disciples of Jesus, as the one who won their forefathers for Jesus Christ. Besides several western Christian writers, we have the testimony of several Indian statesmen confirming the early origin of Christianity in India and its indigenous growth. |
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| ISSN: | 0253-7222 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Dharma
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