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The reliquary of the spear which killed St. Thomas, in Chennai, India Martyrdom of Saint Thomas by Peter Paul Rubens, 1636–1638, in the National Gallery Prague According to Syrian Christian tradition, Thomas was killed with a spear at St. Thomas Mount in Chennai on 3 July in AD 72, and his body was interred in Mylapore.
St. Thomas the Apostle (Mar Thoma) 1st century AD: Galilee: 3 July 72 AD: Mylapore, Chennai (presently Santhome) The Apostle of India, who came to Tamilakam, present day Kerala and Tamil Nadu, and was martyred on St.Thomas Mount. 3 July (solemnity in India) St. Bartholomew the Apostle: 1st century AD: Cana, Galilee: 1st century AD: Armenia
St. Thomas Mount, a hillock in Chennai, India where, according to tradition, the biblical Thomas the Apostle was killed; St. Thomas (County Dublin), a civil parish incorporating Jobstown, Ireland; San Tomás (St. Thomas), former name of San Benedicto Island, Mexico; São Tomé (St. Thomas), an island in São Tomé and Príncipe
Sir Thomas More PC (7 February 1478 – 6 July 1535), venerated in the Catholic Church as Saint Thomas More, [2] was an English lawyer, judge, [3] social philosopher, author, statesman, amateur theologian, and noted Renaissance humanist. [4] He also served Henry VIII as Lord High Chancellor of England from October 1529 to May 1532. [5]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 30 December 2024. Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170, Christian martyr "Thomas a Becket" redirects here. Not to be confused with Thomas à Beckett (disambiguation). For the school in Northampton, see Thomas Becket Catholic School. For other uses, see Thomas Beckett. This article contains too many ...
The Martyrdom of Saint Thomas is an oil on canvas painting, painted by Flemish painter Peter Paul Rubens in the years 1637-1638. It depicts St. Thomas the Apostle's martyrdom in Chennai, India on 3 July in 72 CE and was painted for the altar of the Barefoot Augustinian church in Prague, St. Thomas's Church. [1]
St. Thomas Christian families who claim their descent from ancestors who were baptized by Apostle Thomas are found all over Kerala. [48] [49] St. Thomas Christians were classified into the social status system according to their professions with special privileges for trade granted by the benevolent kings who ruled the area. After the 8th ...
St Thomas à Becket Church may refer to many churches in the United Kingdom, named for Saint Thomas of Canterbury, also known as Thomas Becket or Thomas à Becket, and St Thomas the Martyr. St Thomas à Becket Church, Widcombe , Bath