1 Reliquary - Relic Ex Ossibus St. Thomas Apostle With Original Document

Reliquary - Relic Ex Ossibus St. Thomas Apostle With Original Document en Brass / Glass / Wax Seal, Belgium 19 th century

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4603992

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Reliquaries & Relics I

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Reliquary - Relic Ex Ossibus St. Thomas Apostle With Original Document

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Brass / Glass / Wax Seal

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For sale

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4 cm ( 1.57 inch)

Saint Thomas the Apostle
The Apostle Thomas, Rubens, c.1613
Apostle, Preacher, Bishop, and Martyr
Born	1st century AD Galilee, Judea, Roman Empire^[1]
Died	AD 72 St. Thomas Mount, Chola Kingdom
Venerated in	All Christian denominations that venerate saints, especially Saint Thomas Christians
Canonized	Pre-Congregation
Major shrine	St. Thomas Cathedral Basilica in Mylapore, Chennai, India, St. Thomas Major Archi Episcopal Shrine, Palayoor Kerala, India, Basilica of St. Thomas the Apostle in Ortona, Italy
Feast	3 July: Latin Church, Liberal Catholic Church, Anglican Communion, Malankara Orthodox Church, Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church, Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, Syro-Malankara Catholic Church, Believers Eastern Church, Syriac Catholic Church^[2] 21 December: Malankara Orthodox Church, some Anglican Communion, Hispanic church, Traditional Catholics, Lutherans 26 Pashons and Sunday after Easter (Thomas Sunday): Coptic Christianity^[3] 6 October and Sunday after Easter Thomas Sunday: Eastern Orthodox
Attributes	The Twin, placing his finger in the side of Christ, nelumbo nucifera, spear (means of his Christian martyrdom), square (his profession, a builder)
Patronage	Architects, for Christians in India (including Saint Thomas Christians and Archdiocese of Madras-Mylapore), Tamil Nadu, Sri Lanka, Pula (Croatia) and São Tomé and Príncipe

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