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Thomas

തോമാ

“Twin” (Aramaic; Didymus in Greek)

In the readings on 1 Sunday so far.

Icon of Thomas touching the wounds of the risen Christ among the apostles, 15th century
The Incredulity of Thomas, 15th century

At a glance

In Malayalam
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What the name means
“Twin” (Aramaic; Didymus in Greek)
In the readings
1 Sunday, 4 April 2027
Gospel passages
John 20:19–31

Name meanings and role notes are drafted with each edition and waiting for review by a priest or editor.

The life of Thomas

Thomas, called Didymus, the Twin, one of the twelve. He doubted the resurrection until he saw the Lord, then confessed “My Lord and my God.” The Malankara Church traces its faith to his preaching in India.

Died
Martyred at Mylapore, near Chennai, in AD 72, pierced with a spear Tradition

  1. When Jesus goes to Judea to raise Lazarus, he says, “Let us also go, that we may die with him.”

    ScriptureJohn 11:16

  2. At the Last Supper he asks, “How can we know the way?” and Jesus answers, “I am the way, the truth, and the life.”

    ScriptureJohn 14:5–6

  3. Absent when the risen Jesus first appears, he says he will not believe unless he touches the wounds.

    ScriptureJohn 20:24–25

  4. Eight days later Jesus invites him to touch; he confesses, “My Lord and my God!”

    ScriptureJohn 20:26–29

  5. He is with the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias, and in the upper room before Pentecost.

    ScriptureJohn 21:2; Acts 1:13

  6. The Acts of Thomas, a Syriac work of the early third century, tells of his mission to India.

    History

  7. The Saint Thomas Christians of Kerala hold that he landed at Kodungallur (Muziris) in AD 52 and founded churches along the Malabar coast.

    Tradition

  8. Ephrem the Syrian (4th century) writes of his relics at Edessa.

    History

Remembered in the Church year

  • Dukharono of St. Thomas3 July
  • New Sunday (Sunday after Easter)
  • Feast of the Twelve Apostles30 June

Read it in the Bible

  • John 20:19–31 My Lord and my God
  • John 11:1–16 Let us also go
  • John 14:1–7 The way

Sources: The Holy Bible (World English Bible).

Drafted from the Bible and Church tradition. Each line says where it comes from; anything marked Tradition or History is not in Scripture itself. Waiting for review by a priest or editor.

Sundays with Thomas

  1. New Sunday

    Gospel: John 20:19–31

    One of the twelve, called the Twin. By tradition he brought the Gospel to India.

    In the story

Also in these readings

About the icon

The Incredulity of Thomas. 15th century. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

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