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An Indian youth (called one of the "the first fruits of India") is baptized with the name…

An Indian youth (called one of the "the first fruits of India") is baptized with the name "Peter" in London at the St. Dionis Backchurch, in a ceremony attended by the Lord Mayor, the Privy Council, city aldermen, and officials of the Honourable East India Company. Peter thus becomes the first convert to the Anglican Church in India. He returns to India as a missionary, schooled in English and Latin.

An Indian youth (called one of the "the first fruits of India") is baptized with the name…: Modern photograph of the site of St Dionis Backchurch in London, where an Indian youth was reportedly baptized in 1616; not a depiction of the youth or ceremony.
Modern photograph of the site of St Dionis Backchurch in London, where an Indian youth was reportedly baptized in 1616; not a depiction of the youth or ceremony. · Credit: Spudgun67 · License: CC BY-SA 4.0

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