• D. MERLIN SUGANTHI

The Protestant division, one of the major Christian denominations, emerged in Germany in 1529 under Martin Luther, a German priest. Many North German states came under his influence. Five princes and fourteen free cities signed a 'Protestatio' or 'protest'. They were called 'Protestants'. Luther founded the first Reformed Church at Torgou in 1544 in Germany. This new sect spread all over the world . In India, English East India Company and Dutch East India Company were planted in 1600 and 1602 respectively. The Dutch were the first to bring Protestant Christianity to Tinnevelly. In 1658, the Dutch Company captured Tuticorin from the hands of the Portugese and installed a church at Tuticorin in 1750. It was the first Protestant church in the district. It did not indulge in Gospel work. In due course, the Protestant influence faded away because of lack of continuous pastoral care.

Protestant, Bartholomaeu Ziegenbalg, Rev. Schwartz, Rt. Rev. Robert Caldwell, Rev. Jaenicke

"ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF PROTESTANT MISSIONARIES IN TIRUNELVELI DISTRICT OF TAMIL NADU", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.180-183, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907H28.pdf

"ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF PROTESTANT MISSIONARIES IN TIRUNELVELI DISTRICT OF TAMIL NADU", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp180-183, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907H28.pdf