Did Hindus kill St. Thomas the Apostle?
All the 12 apostles were killed (How Did the Apostles Die? - National Geography Channel)
St. Thomas was one of the direct disciples of Jesus Christ and he came to India in 52 CE . He was the first saint who brought Christianity to India. After the Death and Resurrection of Christ, Thomas became acquainted with Habban, a merchant of king Gondophare of India. It was in the company of this merchant that Thomas landed at Cranganore on the Malabar Coast of present day Kerala in 52 A.D.
After building seven churches on this coast, St Thomas crossed over to Coromandel Coast of India's eastern seaboard and enriched the southern part of India with the seeds of the Gospel in a land that had never known what this Gospel of salvation was. It was a hard fight which made him to go into hiding in the Little Mount.
When at last he reached the Parangi Malai (present St Thomas Mount), perhaps he found that this place was better suited for his life of solitude and prayer. But that very spot and that very moment of prayer were sealed and sanctified when he became a libation for the Gospel in the year 72 A.D.
The tomb of St.Thomas the Apostle in Mylapore, India
He was buried in Mylapore, on the east coast of India. Ultimately, St. Thomas’ remains were transported to Ortona, Italy, where they reside today.
His mortal remains were shifted to Santhome where the huge Basilica of St Thomas was erected later to entomb the Apostle's body. Thus the three punctuations of his itinerary in the city of Chennai – Little Mount, St Thomas Mount and Santhome – became places of spiritual energy in the years to come.
‘HINDU’
To say he was killed by Hindus is not correct as at that time the word ‘Hindu’ had a different meaning.
Thomas the Apostle - Wikipedia
Hindu - Wikipedia
St. Thomas Mount National Shrine
Religion in ancient Tamil country - Wikipedia
All the 12 apostles were killed (How Did the Apostles Die? - National Geography Channel)
St. Thomas was one of the direct disciples of Jesus Christ and he came to India in 52 CE . He was the first saint who brought Christianity to India. After the Death and Resurrection of Christ, Thomas became acquainted with Habban, a merchant of king Gondophare of India. It was in the company of this merchant that Thomas landed at Cranganore on the Malabar Coast of present day Kerala in 52 A.D.
After building seven churches on this coast, St Thomas crossed over to Coromandel Coast of India's eastern seaboard and enriched the southern part of India with the seeds of the Gospel in a land that had never known what this Gospel of salvation was. It was a hard fight which made him to go into hiding in the Little Mount.
When at last he reached the Parangi Malai (present St Thomas Mount), perhaps he found that this place was better suited for his life of solitude and prayer. But that very spot and that very moment of prayer were sealed and sanctified when he became a libation for the Gospel in the year 72 A.D.
The tomb of St.Thomas the Apostle in Mylapore, India
He was buried in Mylapore, on the east coast of India. Ultimately, St. Thomas’ remains were transported to Ortona, Italy, where they reside today.
His mortal remains were shifted to Santhome where the huge Basilica of St Thomas was erected later to entomb the Apostle's body. Thus the three punctuations of his itinerary in the city of Chennai – Little Mount, St Thomas Mount and Santhome – became places of spiritual energy in the years to come.
‘HINDU’
To say he was killed by Hindus is not correct as at that time the word ‘Hindu’ had a different meaning.
- The historical meaning of the term Hindu has evolved with time. Starting with the Persian and Greek references to India in the 1st millennium BCE through the texts of the medieval era, the term Hindu implied a geographic, ethnic or cultural identifier for people living in Indian subcontinent around or beyond Sindhu (Indus) river.
- Religion in ancient Tamil country. The Sangam period in Tamilakam (c. 200 BCE to 200 CE) was characterized by the coexistence of many religions: Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism alongside the ethnic religions of the Tamil people.
Thomas the Apostle - Wikipedia
Hindu - Wikipedia
St. Thomas Mount National Shrine
Religion in ancient Tamil country - Wikipedia
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