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cir. 302. Controversy on religion between Hindus and Christians in the Euphrates valley.
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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
354. Theophilus of Diu banished and employed beyond the Roman territories.
A.D. 360. Theophilus condemned by the Arians at Constantinople.
361-363. Embassy to Diva and Serendiva under Julian.
364-378. Valens, at the Tomb of Thomas in
325. John Bishop of Persia and Greater India at Nicma.
340. Theophilus of Diu visits the congregations of the Indian continent.
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345. Thomas of Jerusalem takes a Christian colony to India. The first native Indian bishop Joseph or Italoho (Ahatalla) of Edessa.
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? 369, Jewish colony to Majorca.
P 489. New Jewish emigration to Kodangalur.
- Quarrel of the White and Black Jews in the 5th century.
498. Synod of Seleucia, the Persian church under Babaeus separates from the orthodox church.
500. Temptation and apostacy through Mânikjavachaka.
Edessa.
In the 4th century, privileges to Rabban Joseph. Rule of the Anjuvannam.
" 508. Syriac version of the Bible. The Philoxe
nian version for the Jacobites.
- Privileges granted to Ravi Korttan. Rule of Manigramam.
,, 520. Kosmas Indikopleustes returns from India.
550. The bones of the apostle Thomas brought to the great church in Edessa.
550. Attempt of the sect to get the Indians
to have a Monophysite bishop. 570. Bud Periodeutes visits the Indian Christians.
580. Theodorus visits the cloister and church of the Apostle Thomas in India.
636. The Nestorian Patriarch Jesujabus Gadalensis sends missionaries to India and China.
650-660. Simeon of Persia sets himself free of Seleucia and neglects the Indians. cir. 690. Embassy of the Indian Christians to the Julianist Bishop Theodorus at Alexandria.
750. Persian Christians at Mailapur. The Pahlavi Cross. 18
12 See Burnell's S. Ind. Palæog. 2nd ed. p. 57; and Ind. Ant. vol. III, p. 311 ff.
13 Land, Anec. Syriaca, t. I., p. 125, Visscher, Letters from Malabar (Madras, 1862), p. 107.-ED.
[DECEMBER, 1880.
A.D. 778. Before this year the Indians had an independent Metropolitan.
780. Repeated schisms of the Persians of the Patriarchate of Seleucia.
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800. The Patriarch Timotheus sends Bishop
Thomas to the Indians.
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In the ninth century, Persians at Kottayam. Pahlavi Cross.
823. Separation between the Christians at Kodângalûr.
825. Era of Quilon. Marvân Sapor Iso obtains a grant to the Tarisapalli. Sapor and Peroz. 13
,, 1173. Somewhat before this year, Benjamin of Tudela at Gincala (Kodangalûr). 15 ,, 1222. Establishment of the Pilgrim societies. 1274. Kazwini mentions Jews and Christians at Saimur.
1288. The Indian governor occupies the building of the Church of St. Thomas. Mailapur a place of pilgrimage.
1290. Marco Polo's first visit to India.
1291. Theodosius Doria and the brothers Vivaldi seck a sea-route to India. 1291-1292. John of Montecorvino in India. Nikolaus of Pistoja killed.
-Marco Polo's return through India.
cir. 1300. Haitho Armenus on the decline of the Indian Christians.
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841. Shortly before this year the Arab merchants (Sulaiman) visit Beit-tuma
House of Thomas.
878. Massacre of foreigners in Kanfu in China. 883. Mission from Alfred the Great to the Thomas Christians.
980. A Nestorian missionary sent through
India to China.
1122. John of India (P) at Rome.
1143. The Catholicos of Romagyri in India. mentioned by Nilos Doxapatrios.1
115. Edrisi mentions Jews, Christians, and Muhammadans in India.
A.D. 1307. Jolin of Montecorvino, first bishop of Cambalik; seven suffragan bishops appointed.
1308. Andreas of Perugia and Peregrinus pass through India to China.
1310. Menentillus of Spoleto in Upper India and Santo Tomeo.
1320. Four Franciscans martyred at Thânâ. 1320-23. Missionary visit of Jordanus to Thân, Supârâ, and Bharoch.
1324-25. Odoricus of Pordenone and James of Ireland in India, Mandeville.
1 Conf. Weber in Ind. Ant., vol. III, p. 49.-ED. 15 Wilson, Lands of the Bible, vol. II, p. 678; Gildemesister, Script. Arab. p. 185.-ED.
