Thomas the Apostle
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| Saint Thomas the Apostle | |
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 The Apostle Thomas by Diego Velázquez | |
| Apostle | |
| Born | Born::1st Century AD, probably Galilee |
| Died | Died::53 AD, Madras, India |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholicism Eastern Orthodoxy Anglicanism Lutheranism |
| Canonized | Pre-congregation |
| Feast | July 3 and December 21 (Roman Catholicism) The 1st Sunday after Easter, October 6, and June 30 (Eastern Orthodoxy) Pashons 26 (Coptic Orthodox Church) |
| Patronage | Architects and India |
Thomas the Apostle (Hebrew: תאומא, Tā’ōmā’; Aramaic: תאומא, Tā’ōmā’ or ܬܐܘܡܐ, Tā’ōmā’; Greek: Θωμᾶς, Thōmas), also known as Didymus (Greek: Δίδυμος, Dídimos; "Name means::Twin"), was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus.
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