Apostle and Disciple of Jesus · Feast July 3
Saint Thomas the Apostle
Apostle, patron of India · Feast July 3
Biography
Saint Thomas, called Didymus, at first doubted the Resurrection but then confessed the risen Christ as 'My Lord and my God' (John 20:28). Tradition holds that he carried the Gospel to India, where the Saint Thomas Christians revere him as their founder, and was martyred near Chennai.
Feast day
July 3
Patronage
- India
- architects
- those who doubt
Canonization status
Canonized
Feast month
7
Feast day of month
3