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End Notes1 R.E. Brown, The Gospel of John, Vol 1, Geoffrey Chapman,London, 1966, P.4242 E. Hennecke, New Testament Apocrypha, Vol 1., SCM Press,London, 1975, P. 307-308; J.D. Turner, Book of Thomas theContender, in D.N.Friedman (ed), Anchor Bible Dictionary,Doubleday, NY 1992 Vol. 6., P. 529-...
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Appendix 8 The Cathedral Museum
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Appendix 8The Cathedral MuseumMuseums are a great means of learning. They help us to enter intothe past and become aware of history and thus widen ourknowledge. The Cathedral museum contains a number of objectslike ancient stone inscriptions, sculptures, coins and paintings relatedto the hist...
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Appendix 7 The Legend af the Tree Trunk
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Appendix 7The Legend af the Tree TrunkTradition has been that St. Thomas built two churches one inMylapore where he was buried later, and the other some distantaway from it, that is on the present St. Thomas Mount. The latterbuilding was known to the Syrians as Beth Thuma, the house ofThomas, the wor...
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Appendix 6 The Portrait of Our Lady by St. Luke
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Appendix 6The Portrait of Our Lady by St. LukeIn the church on St. Thomas Mount we find on the altar an oilpainting of the Madonna on wood. The tradition since a long timehas been that this picture was painted by the Evangelist St. Lukeand that St. Thomas brought it here with him. Mr. J. J. Cotton inhis fa...
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Appendix 5 Shrine of St. Thomas at Little Mount
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Appendix 5Shrine of St. Thomas at Little MountThis holy shrine may be said to have had its origin in about the year68 A.D., according to one tradition, when the Holy Apostle receivedthe first stroke of Martyrdom. Tradition confirms this, and theancient writers, from the first century onwards give...
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Appendix 4 Ancient Church at St. Thomas Mount
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Appendix 4Ancient Church at St. Thomas MountThe ancient Church on St. Thomas Mount had been a landmark tomariners for more than four hundred years. In the l6th and 17thcenturies, when the Portuguese and the Armenian ships and vesselsin the Bay of Bengal sighted the church, the sailors offered thei...
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Appendix 3 Our Lady of Mylapore
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Appendix 3Our Lady of MylaporeClosely connected with the history of the Cathedral in San Thomeis the great devotion, from ancient times, to Our Lady ofMylapore63.Is it a mere coincidence that the Image of Our Lady (of Mylapore)venerated in the Cathedral-Basilica of St. Thomas at Mylaporeshould...
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Appendix 2 The Bleeding Cross
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Appendix 2The Bleeding CrossOne of the most important attractions for pilgrims and tourists, whovisit the Mount of St. Thomas, is the so-called Bleeding Cross39,which adorns the wall behind the altar of the church on the Mount.It is a great stone in which a cross has been carved, of a form andshape w...
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கிறித்துவர்களின் திருக்குறள் கொடை (நூல்) திருவள்ளுவமாலைதிருக்குறள் ஆய்வு நூல்கள்மயிலாப்பூர் திருவள்ளுவர் கோயில்கட்டற்ற கலைக்களஞ்சியமான விக்கிப்பீடியாவில் இருந்து.கிறித்துவர்களின் திருக்குறள் கொடை என்னும் திருக்குறள் ஆய்வு நூல் கு. மோகனராசு, வீ. ஞானசிகாமணி ஆகியோரைப் பத...
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Appendix 1 The Ramban Song
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Appendix 1The Ramban SongThe text of the Ramban Song already mentioned earlier in this bookis being reproduced; here; partly. The Malabar folk tradition iscontained in this song which describes the Saga of the ApostleThomas in a way that had been orally handed over for generations.It could have a...
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Chapter 2 The Church in Madras
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Chapter 2The Church in MadrasWhile the diocese of Mylapore, and the territory towards the southof Mylapore became a flourishing Christian community under thePortuguese Padroado jurisdiction, the nearby town of Madraswhich had a small-sea port at that time attracted the attention of theEast I...
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Chapter 1 The Church in Mylapore
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Chapter 1 The Church in MylaporeThe arrival of the Portuguese in South India in 1498 (or 1500!) forthe purpose of trade certainly gave an impetus to the tradition of St.Thomas in Mylapore. And we have already seen in detail theiractivities with regard to excavating the tomb and preserving therel...
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Chapter 2 The Mylapore Mission of St. Thomas the Apostle
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Chapter 2 The Mylapore Mission of St. Thomas the ApostleDid Thomas come to Mylapore? Did he preach the Gospel hereand the surrounding areas? There are three shrines in the city ofChennai claiming our attention as to their affinity with the Apostle.There is first of all the tomb of St. Thomas ensh...
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The Malabar Mission of St. Thomas the Apostle
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Part Four THE SOUTH INDIAN TRADITIONS ON ST. THOMASChapter 1 The Malabar Mission of St. Thomas the ApostleWe have so far examined the life and mission of St. Thomas theApostle from three angles: first from the perspectives of the Wordof God particularly in the Gospels, secondly from the apo...
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Chapter 2 St. Thomas in other Early Testimonies
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Chapter 2St. Thomas in other Early TestimoniesAs we have seen several Fathers of the Church conscientiouslyrecorded their comments on the missionary situation of the earlyChurch and hence enthusiastically included the role of the ApostleThomas in India. Their testimonies are not only prais...
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Chapter 1 St. Thomas in the Writings of the Fathers
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Chapter 1St. Thomas in the Writings of the FathersAfter having looked into the apocryphal literature surrounding St.Thomas, we should also study the literature provided by the Fathersof the Church regarding the life and mission of the Apostle Thomas.Who are the Fathers of the Church? They are th...
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Chapter 3 Acts of Thomas in Indian Setting
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Chapter 3 Acts of Thomas in Indian Settingi. “India” in the Acts of ThomasThe Acts of Thomas does abound in legends as is characteristic ofany apocryphal literature. What is of interest to us in India arecertain factors in the book which touch upon our land and themission of Thomas here. In the first...
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Chapter 2 Acts of Thomas6
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Chapter 2 Acts of Thomas6 Of all the apocryphal writings on Thomas, this is the most relevantone for us in India. And it is the only document of the early Churchwhich offers us an assurance of the mission of Thomas in India.This writing is also of Syrian origin and comes out from the cityof Edessa whe...
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What do the Apocryphal Books tell?
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Part Two -APOCRYPHAL TRADITIONS ON ST. THOMAS THE APOSTLEChapter 1 -What do the Apocryphal Books tell?In this section we shall satisfy our curiosity as to the contents of the apocryphal books which have come up in the Church in the name of St. Thomas the Apostle. In the first chapter we shall disc...
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Chapter 3 Thomas the Valiant
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Chapter 3 Thomas the ValiantA character that has been much praised about Thomas was his -courage to cling on to Jesus in spite of possible physical dangers to his life. When Jesus decided to go to Jerusalem to be beside his friend Lazarus who had just died, Thomas stood by him although the other di...
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Chapter 2 The Early Life of Thomas
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Chapter 2 The Early Life of Thomasi. The Name ‘Thomas’We do not have much direct evidence as to the early life of Thomas. His name raises many curious questions. Was it a name given by his parents after his birth, as it was usual among the Jewish families? Or did it develop in the course of time based o...
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Chapter 1 St. Thomas in the New Testamenti. Some New Testament Personalities:New Testament certainly abounds in many a personality besides Jesus Christ. Mary plays an unique role as the mother of Jesus, and as a future mother of the Church, but for most part she is silent.St. Joseph fades away s...
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Table of ContentsForewordPrefacePART ONE : BIBLICAL TRADITIONS ON ST. THOMAS 1Chapter 1 St. Thomas in the New Testament 3i. Some New Testament Personalities 3ii. St. Thomas in the New Testament 4a. Jn 11:7-16 “Let us go and die with him” 6b. Jn 14:1-6 “Lord, we do not know whereyou are going....” . 6c...
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Preface
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PrefaceSt. Thomas, one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ certainly evokes sentiments of pride among us Indians, particularly those of us from Kerala and Tamilnadu. We do believe that this apostle had preached the Gospel in our regions. While our acknowledged sources in the New Testament...
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A SAGA OF FAITHSt. Thomas, the Apostle of India.S. J. ANTHONYSAMYPublished byNATIONAL SHRINE OF ST. THOMAS BASILICASANTHOME, MYLAPORE,CHENNAI - 600 004. INDIA.2009Disciples of St. Thomas (DOST)Santhome, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004, India.Website : www.santhome.orgInstitutions may plea...
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