Saints St. Thomas the Apostle, Feast Day on July 3 Patron Saint of doubters, architects, blind people, builders, geometricians, masons, surveyors, and theologians. Saint Thomas is represented by a spear because he was a carpenter and a ruler to symbolize his martyrdom.
Feature Story St. Thomas Cathedral Basilica: Built Over the Tomb of the First Evangelist in India This magnificent church was built over the tomb of Thomas the Apostle, who died in Chennai and whose body was buried in Mylapore.