St Thomas – Arrival in Kerala India.

St. Thomas the apostle also known as Didymus arrived in the shores of Kerala, India in 52 AD, preaching the good news to the Malabaris and he established 7 and 1/2 churches in Kerala. Saint Thomas Christians (also known as Syrian Christians or Nasrani) include Syro-Malabar Catholic, Syro-Malankara Catholic, Malankara Orthodox, Jacobite, Marthoma and Church of South India.

He organized Christian communities, in several places and established seven churches in Kerala and then at last got martyrdom in Mylapore, Chennai, in 72 A.D. Benjamin Bailey translated the first of many Bible translations into Malayalam In 1841. Christianity is the third-most practiced religion in Kerala with 35% of the population. Thank you St. Thomas for spreading the good news to India.