The Orthodox Christians of India
The gift of Christ’s love reached the shores of India in 20 years of His death. The reality of His redemption has, ever since, inspired and guided the small community of early Christians in Southwest India, what is now Kerela. Remaining rooted in the positive aspects of indigenous culture, they have constantly tried to live by the original apostolic faith, revisiting reform or revision true to the spirit of the concept, Orthodox, which means The right Glorification of God.The unbroken continuity of this living tradition of nearly 2000 years can be traced to where it began. Appearing to the 11 disciples, gathered in Galilee, the Risen Christ said: Go out to the whole world, proclaim the gospel to all creation.(Mark 16:15) Thomas,for his part, took the eastern route, past the Roman empire, traveling by land, river and sea, across the continent of Asia. He preached the gospel in west and central Asia, In the Indo-Parthian kingdom in the northwest of India, beyond the coast of peninsular India and in China, before returning to India, to die a martyr near Chennai, in A.D 72.