Nasrani

:This article deals with the Nasrani People as an ethnic community, for a detailed article on the religious tradition of the Nasrani people; see: Saint Thomas Christians.

Related Topics:
Ethnic community - Religious tradition - Saint Thomas Christians

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The Nasrani people are an ethnic community from Kerala, South India, who until 1649 kept a Jewish-like Syriac Christian tradition. Their heritage is Syrian-Malabar, their culture South Indian, their faith St. Thomas Christian, and their language Malayalam. Much of their Jewish tradition has been forgotten, especially after the Portuguese invasion of Kerala in the early 1500s.

Related Topics:
Kerala - South India - Syriac Christian - Syrian - Malabar - St. Thomas Christian - Malayalam - Jewish - Portuguese - 1500s

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The Nasrani people are also called as Syrian-Malabar Christians, Saint Thomas Christians or even as Syrian Christians.

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