Apostle Tomb, Coonan Cross Oath, Division and Rite, Early History, Early Reference, Medieval History, Syond of Diamper, Thomas the Apostle

Dear Joseph George, There is another evidence in the …

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Comment posted Kerala Syrian Christian, Apostle in India, The tomb of the Apostle, Persian Church, Syond of Diamper – Coonan Cross Oath, Subsequent divisions and the Nasrani People by Jackson.

Dear Joseph George,

There is another evidence in the Jesuit writings of the western missionaries in India and Malabar of the Portugese against Malabar Christians.

St. Francis Xavier and other Portuguese are known to have arrived in Malabar in 1544/45 AD. On seeing the way of life of then Nasranis St. Francis wrote a letter in about 1546 AD to the then King of Portugal, D. Joao III, to install the Inquisition in Malabar. He also is known to have written in his letter that the then Christians “followed Jewish and Moorish (Semitic) ways and customs” which was setting a bad example for the conversion of other pagans/heathens and affecting Portuguese mission.

The above extract is from the Jesuit letters which can be found in many book references of that period of Church history and is also put up on an article on this forum somewhere. So that is another piece of evidence for our identity and heritage which was wiped by the Inquisition. Note that in Malabar the Inquisition affected not just Nasranis but also the Jews who were displaced from Kodungallur as per History.