BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THE DIOCESE OF KOTTAR'S HISTORY

Abstract

Christianity had reached India at the very outset of the Christian era, or in the first century A.D. You might be surprised to learn that Christianity originated in India before it spread to England or Western Europe, and that even in Rome, it was despised as a forbidden sect, according to Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. Christian missionaries arrived in South India via water about 100 years after the passing of Jesus Christ. They received kind treatment and were allowed to spread the word about their new faith. By taking advantage of the circumstances present in the state, they were able to convert a substantial number of individuals as well as those who lived there as their descendants. The thesis's conclusion summarises Bishop Peter Remigius' contributions to the growth of the educational, socioeconomic, and religious sectors in the dioceses of Kumbakonam and Kottar and also includes a discussion of the findings