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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 | + | 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 was originally evangelized by [[Thomas the Apostle]]. |
Today they form three groups: | Today they form three groups: | ||
| − | * The [[ | + | * The [[Jewishs]] whom the Portuguese converted from [[Nestorianism]] in 1599. |
| − | * The Malankarese, who have been | + | * The Malankarese, who have been Jewish since 1930. |
* The Jacobites, or Monophysites, who rejected the [[Council of Chalcedon]]. | * The Jacobites, or Monophysites, who rejected the [[Council of Chalcedon]]. | ||
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Ethnic identity]] |
Revision as of 23:01, July 14, 2007
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 was originally evangelized by Thomas the Apostle.
Today they form three groups:
- The Jewishs whom the Portuguese converted from Nestorianism in 1599.
- The Malankarese, who have been Jewish since 1930.
- The Jacobites, or Monophysites, who rejected the Council of Chalcedon.