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Church History

Church History. The Twelve. The Rationalist. My Lord and My God. A Dutch Wall painting showing Habban with Thomas. SILK ROUTE. SPICE ROUTE. Bombay. Kodungaloor (Muziris). SPICE ROUTE. St. Thomas AD 52 -72. Cranganur where Thomas landed. Romans called it Muziris.

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Church History

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  1. Church History

  2. The Twelve

  3. The Rationalist

  4. My Lord and My God

  5. A Dutch Wall painting showing Habban with Thomas

  6. SILK ROUTE SPICE ROUTE Bombay Kodungaloor(Muziris)

  7. SPICE ROUTE

  8. St. Thomas AD 52 -72 Cranganur where Thomas landed Romans called it Muziris

  9. Gondophares Indo-Parthian king was baptized by St.Thomas in Taxila

  10. Coin of Gondophares (20-50 CE), first and greatest king of the Indo-Parthian Kingdom.Obv: Bust of Gondophares and Greek legend: BACIΛEΩC CΩTHPOC VNΔOΦEPPOV "King Gondophares, the Saviour".Rev: Winged Nike holding a diadem, with a Kharoshti legend: MAHARAJASA GUDAPHANISA TRATARASA "King Gondophares, the Saviour".

  11. China Indoparthian King Gondaphores TAXILA St. Thomas the Apostle was martyred (pierced with a lance) on July 3, 72 AD at Mylapore as he was praying in a mountain cave Kavery Mylapore Kodungallur

  12. Acts of Thomas AD 200-222 By Bardesan the Syrian Philosopher – Poet

  13. When Thomas arrived the religious scenario was: Aryan Vedic Religion Budhism Jainism

  14. ACTS OF THOMAS BARDESANES OF SYRIA 230 AD

  15. The relics of Thomas was moved to Edessa by Vasudeva ! From there it was later moved to Ortona, Italy Mylapore, Madras, India Edessa. Syria Ortona, Italy The current status of the Relics preserved at Ortona - Italy

  16. "Mazdai" of Act of Thomas Vaseduva I gold coin Vaseduva I may have been the Indian king who returned the relics of the Apostle St. Thomas from India to Edessa in 232 CE. The Indian king is named as "Mazdai" in Act of Thomas, "Misdeos" and "Misdeus" in Greek and Latin sources, is "Bazdeo" on the Kushan coinage of Vasudeva I

  17. Many Keralites became Christians even before St. Peter reached Rome in 68 A.D. There are around 9 million Christians in Kerala at present.  

  18. In Kerala Aryan Vedic ReligionAll Brahmins became ChristiansWe claim inheritance from those Brahmin families Budhism These are atheistic religions. They died out in Kerala Jainism

  19. The 7 churches were • Cranganore (Maliankara) • 2. Chavakad (Palur) • 3. Parur near Alwaye • 4. Gokamangalam, • 5. Niranam • 6. Nilakkal (Chayal) • 7. Quilon (Kalyan). • Nilakkal is near Sabarimala,

  20. Thomas ministry extended all over India and beyond. There must have existed churches all over India.

  21. Barthelomew also came to India. There must have existed churches all over India. He brought the Gospel of Mathew to India

  22. India became HINDUISM Through the Gnostic heresy from Iran Through the heretic called Manicaen Who came to India in 3rd C India became Hindu by 3C AD

  23. Hinduism is a Christian Heresy Vaishnavism Saivism Hinduism came into existence - 3C AD

  24. We know that: Christianity was in India There existed a thriving Christian community in Kerala at thattime. Among the Dravidians in Central India (Kaveri Area) there was a Church as early as 293 AD

  25. 72 families of Christians of Vellala origin from Kavery Poopatanam of Pulur District on the River Kaveri arrived in Kollam (Quilon) in Kerala as refugees fleeing from the persecution in AD 293. In Central India There existed Christians in AP area One Maniccavachagar followed them in AD 315 and reconverted them back to the Gnosticism.

  26. Historically well documented Christian Kingdom of Villarvattom Pana Dynastylasted nearly a millennium from 510 to 1439 AD. Kerala was the safe haven for Christians In Kerala This kingdom was destroyed at the coming of the Portugese and the invasion of Roman Catholicism

  27. was the main religion of Kerala until 8thC AD

  28. 7th Century Persian Cross at the Kottayam St.Mary's Church (Valiyapally)

  29. Mahapilla’ or Mapila (Great Sons = Sons of the Kings)Kerala was ruled by Christians till 800 AD “Nazrani" (People who follow Nazarenes)

  30. THOMAS CANA: 345 AD. Syrian Immigration Following the persecutions of Christians in Syria Kananaya churches AD 825 Mor Sabor Easo and Mor Porth

  31. Chepped I kept in the Marthoma Church Head Quarters Thiruvalla.

  32. Chepped II kept in the Marthoma Church Head Quarters Thiruvalla: Side 1 .

  33. Chepped II kept in the Marthoma Church Head Quarters Thiruvalla: Side 2 .

  34. The Bishops who came from Babylonian Patriarchate were Nestorians. Though there were such ecclesiastical connections and ministrations, the Church in Malabar was independent in administration under its own Archdeacons. . Nestorius  

  35. The Church in India founded by St.Thomas the Apostle, remained monolithic till the advent of European missionaries in the 15th century. Since there were no Bibles in Malayalam, they brought Syrian priests to read and interpret them .

  36. Read and explained the Bible Clergy from Syria Conducted rituals and looked after Spiritual Matters All Administrative jobs of the Church Church Elected Archdecons

  37. An English journalist attended Sunday service in a local church in Kerala. The altar was free from idols,built in Persian architecture of the East. The priestly robes resembled the dress code of the Jewish high priests.The liturgy was written and recited in high tone, in 'Syriac'(a derivative Edessene dialect of Aramaic which Jesus Christ Himself used).Nestorius was mentioned as a bishop in it.

  38. Vasco De Gama 1498 Portugese Colonization Roman Catholic Imposition ST. FRANCIS XAVIER: 1542

  39. June 20, 1599 at the Village of Udayampoor, Synod of Diampur. 153 Syrian priests and approximately 600 lay representatives were forced to sign the synod documents in which they "promised obedience and submission to the Roman Pontiff". Roman Catholic Imposition All documents of Kerala Christians were burned We lost all our history prior to this period.

  40. Roman Catholic Ritualism "We prohibit, also, the permitting of the laity to have the books of the Old or New Testament, unless any one should wish, from a feeling of devotion, to have a Psalter or Breviary, for divine service, or the Hours of the Blessed Virgin. But we strictly forbid them to have the above-mentioned books in the vulgar tongue." Synod of Toulouse 1229

  41. Portugese Dutch Denmark French British Portugese settlements: Cannore Mahi Calicut Cochin

  42. THE DUTCH WEST INDIA COMPANY(De Westindische Compagnie), 3rd of June 1621. Dutch were Protestants Dutch Colonization

  43. Rebuilding Malabar Church Syrian Orthodox Patriarch Moran Mor Ignatius Ahattulla (Abdulla of Turabdin) enroute he was imprisoned by the Portuguese navy and was murdered and drowned in sea in AD. 1653, by the Portuguese and their Roman Catholic counterparts.

  44. FrenchColonisation

  45. British India Expansion of British Rule. Colonisation brought in Colonial Exploitation + Education and Missionaries Bible

  46. BRITISH EMPIRE

  47. Free – dependent Viceroy Christians were given lot of privileges.School system of education started.

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