Churches in Kerala

It’s believed that the Christianity was introduced to India by Thomas the Apostle, who visited Muziris in Kerala in 52 AD to spread the gospel amongst Kerala’s Jewish settlements. He established the Seven Churches there and there started the Christianity in India . Although the root of Christianity in India remain unclear, there is a general scholarly consensus that Christianity was rooted in India by the 6th century AD . India has a good network of trade with Central Asia, Mediterranean, and Middle East countries before the Christian era in India and it is likely that these merchants have settled here in parts of Malabar coast .

Tradition of Syrian Christians known as Malankara Christian Orthodox Church are followed by the churches of Kerala .Churches in Kerala were first Built by the Thomas the Apostle . There are various Churches in the Kerala State of India with various beautiful architecture galore. Christian art and architecture in Kerala in pre-European periods has not only developed from contact with the countries that had trading posts there but also from indigenous forms and techniques of art and architecture.

Portuguese, the Dutch, the French, and the English approach to the country has greatly influenced the art and architecture of Churches in Kerala . Altars, statues, pulpits, crosses, bells and belfries of churches are found in the churches in Kerala . Some of the major and famous churches of Kerala are Malayattoor Church, St. Francis Church, St. Mary’s Forance Church.