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The tomb of Saint Thomas the Apostle in Mylapore, India Shrine of Saint Thomas in Mylapore, 18th-century print Traditional accounts say that the Apostle Thomas preached not only in Kerala but also in other parts of Southern India – and a few relics are still kept at San Thome Basilica in Mylapore neighborhood in the central part of the city ...
As of the 2010 census, the population of Saint Thomas was 51,634, [5] about 48.5% of the total population of the United States Virgin Islands. Crown Mountain is the highest point in Saint Thomas and in the entire United States Virgin Islands. Hence, it is called "Rock City". [6] The island has a land area of 32 square miles (83 km 2). [7]
St. Thomas Mount, a hillock in Chennai, India where, according to tradition, the biblical Thomas the Apostle was killed; St. Thomas (County Dublin), a civil parish incorporating Jobstown, Ireland; San Tomás (St. Thomas), former name of San Benedicto Island, Mexico; São Tomé (St. Thomas), an island in São Tomé and Príncipe
Saint Thomas celebrates after shooting a three-pointer to seal a 75-69 win over Idaho State on Nov. 7. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times) It was only a few weeks into his breakout that other ...
Thomas of Villanova, OSA (1488 – September 8, 1555), born Tomás García y Martínez, was a Spanish friar of the Order of Saint Augustine who was a noted preacher, ascetic and religious writer of his day. He became an archbishop who was famous for the extent of his care for the poor of his see.
Fort Christian is a Dano-Norwegian-built fort in Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.Built 1672-1680, early in the first successful colonial establishment on the island, the fort served as a critical point of defense and government during the entire period of Dano-Norwegian, and later Danish, administration, which ended in 1917 with the sale of the islands to the United States.
Blackbeard's Castle is one of five National Historic Landmarks in the U.S. Virgin Islands.It is located in the city of Charlotte Amalie, on the island of St. Thomas.Erected in 1679 by the Danes as a watchtower to protect the harbor as well as Fort Christian, Blackbeard's Castle was originally called Skytsborg (meaning protection castle).
St. Patrick's Day: An aerial picture shot with a drone shows the Chicago River after it was dyed green on March 13, 2021. Credit - Scott Olson—Getty Images