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Years: 1522 - 1522
There are Portuguese settlements in and around Mylapore, the oldest residential district of Madras.
The Luz Church, built in 1516, was the first church built in Madras by the Portuguese.
Later, in 1522, the São Tomé basilica church is built in Mylapore by the Portuguese, after they destroyed the original Kapaleeswarar Temple, a temple of Shiva located on the site.
The Basilica is built over the supposed tomb of St Thomas, one of the twelve disciples of Jesus, who is said to have arrived from Judea to Southern India—Tamilakam—in the present day Indian state of Kerala in CE 52 and preached between 52 and 72, when he was martyred on St. Thomas Mount.
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- Hinduism
- Tamil people
- Christians, Roman Catholic
- Portugal, Avizan (Joannine) Kingdom of
- Portuguese Empire
- India, Portuguese State of
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- India, Medieval
- Age of Discovery
- Colonization of Asia, Portuguese
- Portuguese Conquests in India and the East Indies
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Years: 1522 - 1522
Locations
Groups
- Hinduism
- Tamil people
- Christians, Roman Catholic
- Portugal, Avizan (Joannine) Kingdom of
- Portuguese Empire
- India, Portuguese State of
Topics
- India, Medieval
- Age of Discovery
- Colonization of Asia, Portuguese
- Portuguese Conquests in India and the East Indies
Commodoties
Subjects
Regions
Subregions