Original sentence: Christianity in Goa had pre-Portuguese followers, according to a few scholars such as H.Evidence is limited to a single claim by Ibn Batuta and a few pre-Portuguese Christian artifacts found in Goa.Ibn Batuta's claim that he found Christian settlements on the banks of the River Agashini (river Zuari) in 1342 AD.The document of a gift (doação) on a metallic plate given to a “pagoda” of Goa Velha by a Hindu king in 1391 which speaks of Trinity and divine incarnation, and later produced in the court of the city of Old Goa in 1532.There is no evidence of indigenous converts to Christianity during this period.These followers were probably Saint Thomas Christians or Nasranis of Kerala, who lived in Goa as traders during pre-Islamic times
Edited sentence: #The document of a gift (doação) on a metallic plate given to a “pagoda” of Goa Velha by a Hindu king in 1391 which speaks of Trinity and divine incarnation, and later produced in the court of the city of Old Goa in 1532.(This article is probably the same as the interview given by H.An article in the Examiner (Bombay) on Pre-Portuguese Christianity which speaks of Thomas crosses on the Hill of Colvale (Bardez) which people would hide in olden days, fearing their destruction by the Portuguese.Christianity in Goa has pre-Portuguese roots, according to a few scholars such as H.Christianity, here at this time, was believed to be spread by Saint Thomas and/or Saint Bartholomew who preached in the Malabar and Konkan coasts respectively.Ibn Batuta's testimony that in 1342 AD, he found Christian settlements on the banks of the River Agashini (river Zuari).Mascarenhas, mentioned above.These roots are probably the same as those of the Saint Thomas Christians or Nasranis of Kerala