ST THOMAS DAY


from the ABC set CHRISTMAS TALES - CHRISTMAS SAINTS

THOMAS PATRON SAINT OF

St Thomas the Apostle is the patron saint against doubt and of architects,
blind people, builders, carpenters, construction workers, Ceylon East Indies, geometricians, India, masons, Pakistan, people in doubt, Sri Lanka, stone masons, stonecutters and theologians.

ST THOMAS DAY

Although July 3rd has been the feast day for St Thomas for many centuries December 21st was given as a feast day to Thomas for no significant historical reason through out the Middle Ages undoubtedly to divert attention from the pagan rites associated with the day.

THOMASSING

In England on St Thomas day, poor women and children went from door to door "a-Thomassing".
They would beg for the ingredients or "goodenings for a Christmas feast, such as wheat for frumenty and flour for Yule bread.

SYMBOLIC

The symbol of St Thomas is the builder's square, which comes from an ancient story that built a palace for King Guduphara in India.

CHRISTIANS OF ST. THOMAS

There is still a large native population on Malabar Coast in India who call themselves "Christians of St. Thomas."

REPRESENTING ST THOMAS

St Thomas is simply represented by either a spear or a t-square.

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