Thomas Stephens (c. 1549–1619) was an English Jesuit priest and missionary in Portuguese India, writer and linguist of Marathi and Konkani. Educated at Oxford, Stephens was one of the earliest Western Christian missionaries to India. He, along with Roberto Nobili, helped in converting the top class of Indian society by adopting local practices and writing books in local languages, to appeal to the local people. He is famous for having written the Krista Purana (Story of Christ). Source: Wikipedia (en)