St Thomas the Apostle
1st century CE · Kerala and Mylapore (tradition) · Christianity
Thomas was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus. A strong tradition among the Saint Thomas Christians of Kerala holds that he came to the Malabar coast in the 1st century, landing near Muziris (Kodungallur), founded communities there, and was martyred at Mylapore in Chennai, where the San Thome Basilica stands over his traditional tomb. This makes Christianity in India, by tradition, among the oldest in the world.
Saint Thomas Christians · Kodungallur, Kerala · San Thome, Chennai