| Christians
Christianity is said to have found its way, to Kerala by the visit of
St.Thomas in the first century AD. The first place where Christians landed
was Muzuris which was the most flourishing centre of trade and commerce
during that time. Christian missionary activities in the Malabar coast
started from the early days of the first century AD and the relation of
the present Christians to the soil is as deep rooted as that of any other
community. The Syrian Christian church is the oldest church in the whole
of India. There are several denominations of Christians based on
doctrinal disputes. All the different sects like Jacobite Syrians, Orthodox
Syrians, Marthoma Syrians, Latin Catholic, Syrian Catholics differ on
many minor points of their faith and practice, but hold their allegiance
to Jesus Christ with utmost enthusiasm and devotion. |
