St. Thomas (apostle),
his nickname is Doubting Thomas. His incredulity showed on a number of occasions.
First, Thomas refused to believe in Christ's Resurrection, and Christ came
to him and asked to touch him and his wounds, and to believe (John 20-24-29);
then Thomas doubted the Assumption of the Virgin, and the Virgin undid her
belt and let it fall into the hands of the doubting disciple. According
to another legendary tradition St. Thomas was invited by the King Gondophorus
to India to build a palace for him. St. Thomas came and declared that he
would build a heavenly palace instead and distributed the money among the
poor. For this he was put into prison, but later pardoned. He evangelized
the region of Malabar, then was martyred at Mylapore, near Madras. In 394
his remains were brought to Edessa. Another version that his remains are
still in India at a place now called San Tome. |
