Christianity in Sri Lanka

Christianity is a small religion in Sri Lanka. People think that Christianity came to Sri Lanka, which is close to India, when Christianity came to India in 52 AD. [1] Christian traders came to in Sri Lanka in 500AD and created a church.[2][3] Roman Catholicism came to Sri Lanka by the Portuguese in 1505. People were converted by the Dutch people in the 17th century. Christians increased by 10% of the population. This number has fallen after Dutch people left. Christians in Sri Lanka are from Tamil, Sinhalese and Parangi groups.

References
  1. "Christianity entered the South Asian region through India". Archived from the original on 2012-10-18. Retrieved 2012-09-07.
  2. "Christmas in ancient Sri Lanka". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2012-09-07.
  3. Did Christianity exist in ancient Sri Lanka?
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