St. Thomas Mount
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St. Thomas Mount is a small hillock in the Chennai district of Tamil Nadu, India, near the neighbourhood of Guindy and close to Chennai International Airport. By extension, it is also the name of the
St Thomas Church on the Mount
Aerial view of St. Thomas Mount from the southeast
St Thomas Academy (ca. Aug. '22)
Entrance to the shrine
Thomas the Apostle
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Thomas the Apostle also known as Didymus, was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus according to the New Testament. Thomas is commonly known as "doubting Thomas" because he initially doubted the resurre
St. Thomas Mount
…known in Tamil as kindi while performing worship, has now come to be known as "Guindy". According to Christian traditions, the hill is the site where St. Thomas the Apostle was martyred in 72 AD after being struck with a spear. In 1523, the Portuguese missionary Diego Fernandes built a small oratory on the Mount, reportedly…
Thomas the Apostle, detail of the mosaic in the Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna, 6th century
The Apostle Thomas, Rubens, c. 1613
The Postal Department of India issued a stamp commemorating his mission to the country.
The reliquary of the spear which killed St. Thomas, in Chennai, India