0
What else can I help you with?
What are facts about Saint Thomas the Apostle?
Oh, honey, buckle up! Saint Thomas the Apostle, also known as Doubting Thomas, was one of the twelve disciples of Jesus. He's famous for doubting Jesus' resurrection until he saw and touched the wounds on Jesus' body. Thomas is believed to have traveled to India to spread the gospel and was eventually martyred there. So, there you have it, the sassy scoop on Saint Thomas!
When did Saint Thomas go to India?
The belief that St. Thomas came to India originates in a 3rd century apocryphal religious romance by the Edessan Gnostic poet Bardesanes called the Acts of Thomas. Bardesanes used the term "India" as a synonym for Asia as did most writers of the day. Those countries east of Jersusalem and the Roman Empire's borders were said to be in India. They included countries as diverse as Egypt and Japan. The Acts of Thomas states that Thomas was executed by a Zoroastrian king named Mazdai (a Mazdean is Zoroastrian) for cheating and various social crimes including black magic and abducting women. According to Pope Benedict XVI, Thomas visited Parthia (Iran) and may have reached as far east as North-West India (now Pakistan). The legend was originally brought to peninsular India by Syrian Christian immigrants to Kerala from Mesopotamia. The story that St. Thomas was buried on the Coromandel Coast in South India first appears in Marco Polo's famous 13th century travel book Il Milione. The story has no historical value. Marco Polo was repeating travellers tales told to him by Syrian Christian and Muslim traders in Constantinople. The Portuguese, following Marco Polo, decided quite arbitrarily that Mylapore (Madras now Chennai) was the place of his martyrdom and burial. They destroyed the Kapaleeswara Shiva Temple on the Mylapore beach, created a fake tomb out of materials brought from Goa, built the first St. Thomas Church, and falsely identified the place as Thomas' tomb. Two other Hindu sites in Madras were identified with Thomas by the Portuguese, the temples on them destroyed, and churches raised in his memory. The legend is highly controversial and is today used by the Roman Catholic Church as a propaganda tool to malign the Hindu community whom they accuse of Thomas' murder.
When was St. Thomas martyred in India?
It is doubtful whether Saint Thomas ever went to India, although local tradition says that the Apostle Thomas came by sea from Arabia and landed on the Malabar coast. Alternatively, he came overland, down from the north. One tradition is that he left India for the last time circa 69 CE, leaving behind a strong, self-propagating and self-sustaining community. Another tradition is that Thomas was martyred at Chennai in India, probably about 73 CE. Whatever the historicity of such indigenous traditions, there can be no question as to their great antiquity or to their great appeal in popular imagination.A Syrian tradition is that Thomas died a martyr in Edessa, Syria. Every early Christian community wanted its own martyr, and preferably one of the apostles - thus some apostles died multiple deaths in multiple locations.
Where did the apostle Thomas preach?
A:A tradition is that Thomas worked in India. This appears likely to be based on the Acts of Thomas, regarded as a romantic tale of questionable historicity. Whether it contains any residue of historical substance we will never know, but there can be no question as to its great appeal in the imagination of Christian Indians. Their traditions have indicated that the Apostle Thomas came by sea from Arabia and landed on the Malabar coast. Alternatively, they have shown that he came overland, down from the north. These sources indicate that Thomas, after staying in Malabar, sailed around the Cape of Kanya-Kumari and up the Coromandel Coast; that he stopped at Mylapur (now within the city of Madras, recently renamed Chennai); and that, after going on to China, he returned to Malabar, settled in Tiruvanchikkulam (near Cranganore) and established congregations at Malankara, Chayal, Kokamangalam, Niranam, Paravur (Kottakkayal), Palayur and Quilon. Finally, they indicate that, having trained leaders from high-caste families for each congregation, he departed from Malabar for the last time, leaving behind a strong, self-propagating and self-sustaining community.
Are there any synagogues in North Korea?
There are no known synagogues in North Korea. The practice of Judaism is not officially recognized in the country, which predominantly follows the Juche ideology.
When was North Shields F.C. created?
North Shields F.C. was created in 1896.
When was North Wisconsin Academy created?
North Wisconsin Academy was created in 1892.
When was North Yarmouth Academy created?
North Yarmouth Academy was created in 1814.
When was North Liverpool Academy created?
North Liverpool Academy was created in 2006-09.
When was North American Racing Academy created?
North American Racing Academy was created in 2006.
When was Franklin Academy - North Carolina - created?
Franklin Academy - North Carolina - was created in 1998.
When was Lawrence Academy - North Carolina - created?
Lawrence Academy - North Carolina - was created in 1968.
When was North Shore Hebrew Academy created?
North Shore Hebrew Academy was created in 1954.
When was North British Academy of Arts created?
North British Academy of Arts was created in 1908.
When was North Raleigh Christian Academy created?
North Raleigh Christian Academy was created in 1996.
When was North Shore Health Academy created?
North Shore Health Academy was created in 2010.
When was North Star Academy Charter School created?
North Star Academy Charter School was created in 1997.
