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| St. Thomas' window. |
Saint Thomas is known as "Doubting Thomas," because he was not there when Jesus first came to the Apostles after His resurection. On the second visitation by Jesus, Saint Thomas wanted to see His wounds, to place his hand in Jesus' side (John 20:26-300:
| And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you. Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing. And Thomas answered and said unto him, My LORD and my God. Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed. And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book. |
The image on the window is that of a lance and four arrows with a builder's square superimposed over the top, representing the idea of Thomas the Builder of Churches. Thomas was killed by a lance and arrows while trying to bring the Church to the Indian subcontinent.
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