St. Thomas the Apostle
Detail from 'The Incredulity of Saint Thomas'
by Caravaggio, 1601-1602
St. Thomas the Apostle was one of the original 12 apostles. Also known
as: Didymus, the Twin. He was a fisherman, who was a dedicated follower
of Christ. St. Thomas is best known for not believing in the Resurrection
of our Lord. Thomas' unwillingness to believe that the other apostles had
seen their risen Lord had given him the title of 'doubting Thomas'. Eight
days later, St. Thomas saw and felt the scars in jesus' hands, feet and side.
After Thomas received the holy spirit at pentecost, he is believed to have
gone to India to tell the people about Jesus. In India, c. 72, Thomas was
stabbed by a spear and martyred. St. Thomas' feast day is on July 3 and he
is the patron saint of people in doubt, architects, blind people, builders,
Ceylon East Indies, geometricians, India, masons, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, stone
masons, stonecutters, theologians and construction workers.
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