doubting Thomas

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  • Ugolino da Siena: The Last Supper
    In list of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus: St. Thomas

    …from which the phrase “doubting Thomas” developed. In John 20:19–29 he was not among those disciples to whom the risen Christ first appeared, and, when they told the incredulous Thomas whom they had seen, he requested physical proof of the Resurrection. This evidence was provided when Christ reappeared and…

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