Historian Vincent A. Smith says, “It must be admitted that a personal visit of the Apostle Thomas to South India was easily feasible in the traditional belief that he came by way of Socotra, where an ancient Christian settlement undoubtedly existed.
O historiador Vincent A. Smith di, “Cómpre admitir que unha visita persoal do apóstolo Tomé ao sur da India foi facilmente factible na crenza tradicional de que chegou pola ruta de Socotra, onde sen dúbida existiu un asentamento cristián.”