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According to tradition, St. Thomas, one of the 12 Apostles of Jesus, landed at India's Malabar Coast, in the year 52, and founded 7 churches before he was martyred in Mylapore. St Thomas converted several local Hindu families to Christianity. The present church was rebuilt in 1900 on the same site of the church founded by St Thomas.

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According to tradition, St. Thomas, one of the 12 Apostles of Jesus, landed at India's Malabar Coast, in the year 52, and founded 7 churches before he was martyred in Mylapore. St Thomas converted several local Hindu families to Christianity. The present church was rebuilt in 1900 on the same site of the church founded by St Thomas.