From when onwards the Christians are in India ?
How it is that in 21 century there are martyrs in India?
For understanding this we must take a quick view of the past.
According to the tradition, St. Thomas, one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ, came to India in 52 A.D., and landed at kodungallur on the Malabar (presently Kerala). He preached the Gospel to the Brahmin families of Kerala, many of whom received the faith and through his preaching the Church of Siro-Malabar was born. It is also a tradition that he frequently visited Malayattoor hills for Prayer. Later, he moved on to the east coast of India. He was martyred in 72 A.D. by a fanatic at Little Mount (near Madras) and his body was brought to Mylapore (near Madras) and was buried there. His tomb is venerated until this day.
At the St. Thomas Day celebration in New Delhi on December 18, 1955, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the then President of India, said: “St. Thomas came to India when many of the countries of Europe had not yet become Christians, and so those Indians who trace their Christianity to him have a longer and a higher ancestry than that of Christians of many of the European countries.
It would be appropriate to cite here an extract from the radio message of Pope Pius XII on 31 December, 1952 on the occasion of the 19th century celebrations of the arrival of the Apostle in India: “Nineteen hundred years have passed since the Apostle came to India.
Christianity in India is the third-largest religion, with approximately 24 million followers, constituting 2.3% of India’s population. Around 70% of Christians in India are Roman Catholics and the rest mainly Protestants Orthodox.
The Christian presence in India is most visible in the form of educational institutions, social services and the hospitals run by Christian organizations. If the christians have been in India from the beginning of the Christianity and their presence is visible in good works and for the welfare of the people of India then why this flood of hated against Christians this moment. why the fanatic hindus wants to do away with Christians, why they say Hindu, Hindu Bhai Bhai and Christians why. There is a saying in India, "Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, Issai, Hum hai sab Bhai Bhia. The reason is that the Christians are converting the masses but Christians working for the uplift of the downtrodden.
At the St. Thomas Day celebration in New Delhi on December 18, 1955, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the then President of India, said: “St. Thomas came to India when many of the countries of Europe had not yet become Christians, and so those Indians who trace their Christianity to him have a longer and a higher ancestry than that of Christians of many of the European countries.
It would be appropriate to cite here an extract from the radio message of Pope Pius XII on 31 December, 1952 on the occasion of the 19th century celebrations of the arrival of the Apostle in India: “Nineteen hundred years have passed since the Apostle came to India.
Christianity in India is the third-largest religion, with approximately 24 million followers, constituting 2.3% of India’s population. Around 70% of Christians in India are Roman Catholics and the rest mainly Protestants Orthodox.
The Christian presence in India is most visible in the form of educational institutions, social services and the hospitals run by Christian organizations. If the christians have been in India from the beginning of the Christianity and their presence is visible in good works and for the welfare of the people of India then why this flood of hated against Christians this moment. why the fanatic hindus wants to do away with Christians, why they say Hindu, Hindu Bhai Bhai and Christians why. There is a saying in India, "Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, Issai, Hum hai sab Bhai Bhia. The reason is that the Christians are converting the masses but Christians working for the uplift of the downtrodden.
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