Tradition tells us that the Apostle Thomas travelled as far as India, and through his preaching established a small Christian community there, where he was also martyred. Perhaps this seems rather far-fetched. How could there be any historical evidence to support such pious legends?

In fact there is substantial written and material evidence to suggest that in fact this particular tradition is rooted in actual history, and that the Church in India was indeed the fruit of the missionary endeavours of St Thomas the Apostle.

In this podcast Father Peter Farrington considers the available evidence and concludes that St Thomas reached India in the first century and converted some of those among whom he preached to the Christian Faith.