Why Did People Call Him the Apostle of Tirunelveli? | திருநெல்வேலியின் அப்போஸ்தலன்
🌴 📖 🕊️ Why Did People Call Him the Apostle of Tirunelveli? திருநெல்வேலியின் அப்போஸ்தலன் என்று ஏன் அழைக்கப்பட்டார்? Hidden Christian Heritage of Tirunelveli • Faith Blog 🌟 Missionary Passport 👤 Name: Charles Theophilus Ewald Rhenius 🌍 Country: Germany 🗓️ Born: 1790 ✈️ Arrived in India: 1814 🌴 Arrived in Tirunelveli: 1820 ⭐ Known As: The Apostle of Tirunelveli 🦋 ───────────── 🦋 🤔 A Question Worth Asking More than 180 years after his death, the name Rhenius is still remembered across Tirunelveli. Many missionaries served in South India, yet only a few became so closely associated with a region that people continued to remember them generation after generation. What made Rhenius so special that he became known as the Apostle of Tirunelveli ? 📖 The Story When Rhenius arrived in Tirunelveli in 1820, he came as a stranger. He did not know the language, the cus...