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The Oldest Church In the World Located in India • 53 AD • St Mary's Orthodox Syrian Church

St Mary's Orthodox Syrian Church (Thiruvithamcode Arappally) was established by St. Thomas, the Apostle at 52 AD in Thiruvithancode, (Thiruvithankodu), which is a small town in the Kanyakumari district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and is about 20 km from Nagercoil, and 2 km from Thuckalay.  Thiruvithancode was then part of Travancore state and soon after India's independence, it became part of Tamil Nadu state. 

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Mr. Jebstin 

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