Chruch of St. Thomas and Archaeology

[Michael Rabe]

On Thu, 27 May 1999 05:45:56 PDT N. Ganesan presumes (erroneously) that:

>Most likely...no material predating 16th century exists for Thomas' martyrdom
>near Chennai.

Years ago, I remember seeing Pahlavi stone inscriptions [Christian in
content, with crosses], c. 9th c century as I recall, from the Mylapore
area: published in Indian Antiquary way back when.  And didn't Marco Polo
detour that way, in the early 13th c.,  to see St. Thomas Mount?

Angulya praNAm,
M. Rabe