SAINT THOMAS | Orthodox Church of the Mother of God

SAINT THOMAS – St. Thomas, called Didymus (or the Twin, ^{(John 11:16)}), appears several times in St. John’s Gospel, which gives a good impression of the sort of man he was: ready to die with the Master ^{(John 11:16)}; skeptical about the Resurrection, yet, when the Risen Christ manifested Himself to him, is whole-hearted in his belief ^{(John 20:24-28)}. According to Church tradition, St. Thomas preached in Parthia (Persia), Edessa and India, where he is held in great veneration as a founder of the Church there, eventually suffering martyrdom. According to Church tradition, his remains were buried in Edessa. His Feast Day is October 6 and also the Sunday following Holy Pascha (St. Thomas Sunday).