. The dawn of modern geography. A history of exploration and geographical science .. . his light, and was Magnus defeat the modern attempttu trace the Thomas legend of Indiato this i^erson. According to Theo-doret (Hajret. Fab., i., 20), Manessent another Thomas, one of his dis-ciples, to India in the third century ;but neitlier can he be fairly con-sidered as the original of the had already carried a moreorthodox Christianity to India 189 (see p. 206 of this vol.). See Eae, Syrian Church inIndia, pp. 172-174. The missionof King Jj]lfred, who in 883 sent giftsto Eome and
. The dawn of modern geography. A history of exploration and geographical science .. . his light, and was Magnus defeat the modern attempttu trace the Thomas legend of Indiato this i^erson. According to Theo-doret (Hajret. Fab., i., 20), Manessent another Thomas, one of his dis-ciples, to India in the third century ;but neitlier can he be fairly con-sidered as the original of the had already carried a moreorthodox Christianity to India 189 (see p. 206 of this vol.). See Eae, Syrian Church inIndia, pp. 172-174. The missionof King Jj]lfred, who in 883 sent giftsto Eome and St. Thomas in India in charge of Sighclm and -32thelstau,belongs to the Norse or Yikingmovement of European travel, andwill be dealt with later, in its place. The Life of Bishop D. Wilson andthe Travels of Claudius Buchanan give several sketches of old SyrianChurches in Southern India, three ofwhich are repjoduced here. (SeeYule, Marco Polo, ii., 365:) (1)at Caranyachirra; (2) at Cotteiyamin Travancore; (3) at Parur, nearCranganore. A fourth is said to bestill standing at KXTEIUOK OF OLP SYIUAN CHURCH AT CUTTEITAJI IN TRAVANCOKE(AFTEK bishop D, WILSON)
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