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Table of contents

1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths

Events

• Saint Thomas believed to have landed in India to preach the Gospel; the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church and the Indian Orthodox Church claim descent from him.
• Ananias, a high priest in Jerusalem, is sent to Rome after being accused of violence.
• Barea Soranus is consul suffectus in Rome.