ramban the archdeacon

The Ramban Pattukal is the traditional Nasarani song about the coming of St. Thomas the Apostle to Southern India. It details his movements, the churches that he founded, and his eventually death and martyrdom in Mylapore. The original Malayalam text is included here as well as an introduction and commentary explain the nature and origin of the text. Its over four hundred poetic stanzas are available here for the first time in English.