St. Thomas, the apostle visited Kerala in AD 52, as part of his missionary work in Persia, North India and Afghanistan. According to a Malabar tradition that he ordained Bishops and priests from the Pakalomattom family. The Saint Thomas Christians are a group of Christians from the Malabar Coast (now Kerala), who follow Syriac Christianity. The Summary of Mathoma Christian Tradition St. Thomas, the apostle after the Pentesost day, did missionary work in Persia, North India & Afghanistan. He visited Jerusalem at the death of St. Mary, mother of Jesus and attended the Jerusalem Synod in AD 50.