Saint
Saint Thomas
- Country / origin
- Galilee / India
- Life
- 1st century
- Feast
- 3 July
Awaiting theological review
Who was this?
The apostle who would not believe in the Resurrection until he saw the wounds of Jesus, and who then said: my Lord and my God. Tradition says he took the Gospel to India, where the Saint Thomas Christians trace their origin to him.
In Scripture: John 20:24–29John 11:16
Biblical profile: Thomas →Patron of
- India
- architects and builders
- people who doubt
When to ask for intercession
- doubts of faith
- to believe without seeing
- for the Christians of India
A short prayer
Saint Thomas, intercede for me in my doubts, that I may meet the risen Jesus and say with you: my Lord and my God.
Written for cento53 as a simple personal prayer of intercession — not a liturgical text.
What we know — and how
Tradition holds
His mission and martyrdom in India come from ancient tradition, strongly held by the Saint Thomas Christians; the New Testament does not tell of them.
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