SPEAR Factoids about Thomas — ܬܐܘܡܐ

Thomas the apostle is commemorated as the missionary to India India, and Christians in India call themselves "Thomas Christians" after his memory. There was cult to Thomas in the city of Edessa. 1

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Personal Information

Name variant(s):

Mar Thomas the Apostle See factoid page

Sex:

Thomas was male. See factoid page

Events

On 22 August A. D. 394 22 Tammuz A. Gr. 705 the coffin of Mar Thomas the Apostle was brought to his great temple . See factoid page

In 441/2 A. Gr. 753 Anatolius made a coffin of silver in honor of the bones of Thomas the Apostle See factoid page

How to cite:

“Person Page for Thomas — ܬܐܘܡܐ ,” in SPEAR: Syriac Persons Events and Relations, general editor Daniel L. Schwartz, https://dev.spear-prosop.org/aggregate/person/2123.html, 2025-07-01.

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