Bettiah Christians
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bettiah-christians-197-12010240
title:
Bettiah Christians
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The Bettiah Christians, also known as Betiawi Christians, are the northern Indian subcontinent's oldest Christian community, which emerged in the 18th century. The origins of the Bettiah Christian community lie in Champaran in what is now the Indian state of Bihar, in which the king of the Bettiah Raj, Maharaja Dhurup Singh, invited Roman Catholic missionaries of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin to establish the Bettiah Christian Mission there. Upper and middle-caste Hindus who converted to Ch
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Ethnic group
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bettiah_Christians
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2024-04-20T19:17:52Z
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