Didymus

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Didymus is another name for the Apostle Thomas, one of Jesus Christ’s twelve original disciples in the New Testament.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian apostle
New Testament person
saint
associatedWithEvent Resurrection of Jesus
appearance of the risen Christ to the disciples
associatedWithTradition founding of Christian communities in India
epithet Doubting Thomas
linked to: Thomas Didymus
feastDay 3 July (Roman Catholic Church)
6 October (some Eastern traditions)
followerOf Jesus Christ
gender male
hasNameMeaning twin
isOneOf the Twelve Apostles
linked to: Twelve Apostles
knownFor confession of faith "My Lord and my God"
initial doubt about Jesus’ resurrection
languageContext Koine Greek New Testament
listedIn apostolic lists in the Synoptic Gospels
mentionedIn Gospel of John
Gospel of Luke
Gospel of Mark
Gospel of Matthew
New Testament
nameLanguage Greek
patronage India (in some Christian traditions)
linked to: India

architects
builders
the blind
presentAt Last Supper (according to the Gospel of John)
linked to: Last Supper
religion Christianity
roleInChristianity apostle of Jesus
sameAs Saint Thomas
Thomas Didymus
Thomas the Apostle
linked to: Apostle Thomas
scripturalStatus biblical figure
speaksIn John 11:16
John 14:5
John 20:24–29
John 21:2
symbol carpenter’s square
spear
stone
timePeriod 1st century
traditionalMissionField India
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheran Churches
linked to: Lutheranism

Oriental Orthodox Churches
linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy

Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Apostle Thomas hasAlias Didymus
Thomas Didymus alsoKnownAs Didymus
Thomas Didymus nameEtymology "Didymus" is Greek for "twin"
linked to: Didymus
Thomas the Apostle nameMeaning Didymus means "twin" in Greek
subject linked to: Thomas
linked to: Didymus
Thomas the Apostle hasAlias Didymus
subject linked to: Thomas