The cave where the disciple Thomas hid until his martyrdom is a shrine
in Chennai.
Also, the site where Thomas was martyred is a cathedral. His bones are
in Rome at the Vatican, but his ashes are in the cathedral in Chennai.
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Monument marker of the cave where the Apostle Thomas hid before
being martyred, in Chennai |
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Inside the cave where the Apostle Thomas hid before being martyred,
in Chennai |
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Well that supplied water to the Apostle Thomas while he hid in
a cave before being martyred -- the water is reported to have healing
"power" |
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Outside the cathedral and shrine where the ashes of the Apostle
Thomas are located in Santhome, Chennai |
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Outside the cathedral and shrine where the ashes of the Apostle
Thomas are located in Santhome, Chennai |
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Inside the cathedral (upper/ground level) and shrine where the
ashes of the Apostle Thomas are located in Santhome, Chennai |
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Inside the cathedral (lower level) and shrine where the ashes of
the Apostle Thomas are located in Santhome, Chennai -- mass in progress |
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The ashes of the Apostle Thomas are located in Santhome, Chennai
-- the ashes are in a lower level of the cathedral (the bones are
in Rome) |
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One of the spires of the cathedral and shrine to the Apostle Thomas
in Santhome, Chennai |
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One of the spires of the cathedral and shrine to the Apostle Thomas
in Santhome, Chennai |