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9. COMING OF THOMAS
The Tabula Peutingeriana is the only known surviving copy of the Roman cursus publicus; it was made by a monk in Colmar in the thirteenth century. It shows Muziris as a major port. There is also a Temple of the Great God (Augusts) marked nearby. It is unlikely that it refers to Augustus Ceasar as some seem to suggest. The marking is Augusts not Augustus.
The Apostle Thomas is said to have arrived in India, at Cranganore on the Malabar Coast, in 52CE. According to tradition, he was welcomed by a Jewish flute girl. He stayed in the Jewish quarter, and baptized some of the Jews there. He finally settled at Mylapore, near Madras (Chennai) on the south east coast, where he lived in a cave. He was martyred in 72CE and buried beneath what is now the Basilica of St Thomas built in 1898. A bone from his hand remains in the crypt.
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Probable land route of Thomas during his 20-year ministry within India (52 - 72 AD)
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| SR No. | 007303 |
| Book Title | Development of Hinduism |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | M M Ninan |
| Publisher | M M Ninan |
| Publication Year | |
| Total Pages | 582 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 45 MB |