St. Thomas’ connections to Madras!

St. Thomas’ connections to Madras ! --Ventriloquist Shanthakumar-- Soon after our Holy Land trip in 2017, our Church, viz. St. Thomas English Church, Chennai arranged for a visit in May, 2017 to 3 important places connected with St. Thomas of the first century.  I wondered how I had missed out on the visit to the local places where St. Thomas, a disciple of Jesus left imprints in 3 places.  I seized the opportunity by giving my name and joined the team of around 30 congregation members.  We started our journey in a mini-bus and three cars.  Our first stop was only 30 buildings away from our Church on the same side of Santhome Road near the beach. 1. St. Thomas Cathedral Basilica : This is also known as Santhome Church and National Shrine of Saint Thomas.  It is a Roman Catholic Minor Basilica in Santhome, in the city of Chennai (formerly Madras), India. It was built in the 16 th century by Portuguese explorers, over the tomb of Saint Thomas, one of t...