The Malabar Christians, also known as the Thomas Christians, live in southwest coastal India in the district of Cochin and Travancore. By tradition they were originally evangelized by [[Thomas the Apostle]].
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The '''Malabar Christians''', also known as the '''Thomas Christians''', live in southwest coastal [[India]] in the district of [[Cochin]] and [[Travancore]]. Tradition has it they were originally evangelized by [[Thomas the Apostle]].
Today they form three groups:
Today they form three groups:
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*the Catholics whom the Portuguese converted from [[Nestorianism]] in 1599
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* The [[Catholics]] whom the Portuguese converted from [[Nestorianism]] in 1599.
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* The Malankarese, who have been Catholic since 1930.
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* The Jacobites, or Monophysites, who rejected the [[Council of Chalcedon]].
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*the Malankarese, who have been [[Catholic]] since 1930
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[[Category:Christianity]]
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*the Jacobites, or Monophysites, who rejected the [[Council of Chalcedon]]