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The first congregation was the St. Thomas Reformed Church, which was established in 1660 and was associated with the Dutch Reformed Church. [12] Denmark-Norway's first attempt to settle the island in 1665 failed. However, the Danes did resettle St. Thomas in 1672, under the sponsorship of the Glueckstadt Co., later the Danish West India Company ...
Pearson Gardens. Pearson Gardens is a public housing community on the island of Saint Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands.. It is managed by the Virgin Islands Housing Authority (VIHA), which is responsible for providing affordable housing options to low-income families and individuals in the USVI.
East End is nr. 2 of St. Thomas. East End is an administrative subdistrict of the island of St. Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands. [1] The largest community is Red Hook, while smaller communities include Benner, Nazareth, Nadir, Frydendal, and Smith Bay.
St. Thomas Christian families who claim their descent from ancestors who were baptized by Apostle Thomas are found all over Kerala. [48] [49] St. Thomas Christians were classified into the social status system according to their professions with special privileges for trade granted by the benevolent kings who ruled the area. After the 8th ...
VITRAN bus on St Thomas. The VITRAN (Virgin Island Public Transit) system is a comprehensive public transportation system serving the U.S. Virgin Islands. The system encompasses various modes of transportation, including buses, paratransit services and ferries but the bus and paratransit service are the only modes of transport that are ...
St. Thomas Synagogue, officially Congregation Beracha Veshalom Vegmiluth Hasadim (Hebrew: קהל קדוש ברכה ושלום וגמילות חסדים) or The Hebrew Congregation of St. Thomas, is a historic Reform Jewish synagogue located at 2116 Crystal Gade, Queens Quarters, in Charlotte Amalie on the island of Saint Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
St. Thomas Christians are a distinct community, both in terms of culture and religion. Though their liturgy and theology remained that of East-Syrian Christians of Persia, their life-style customs and traditions were basically Indian. It is oft-quoted: "Nazranis are Indian in culture, Christian in faith and Syrian in liturgy". [228]
Charlotte Amalie West is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands on the west side of the island. It is the third largest town or census-designated place (CDP) in the U.S. Virgin Islands (after Charlotte Amalie and Anna's Retreat).