Two church icon

[Алексей Романович]

church icon of the apostolic number Sv.Apostola Thomas.
Size: 72h40h3sm. Russia. Cohn. XVIII century.
Perfectly registered face. In the ark. Icon without restoration, canon.
Presents antique and collectible value.
Price - 140 rubles.
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St. Thomas the Apostle (Greek Θωμάς, Lat. Thomas) - one of the apostles (disciples) of Jesus Christ.
Biography
According to legend, Thomas was a native of the city of Galilee Pansady and to fish, until one day he heard the preaching of Jesus, which prompted him to leave the house and rushed after Christ. Soon Thomas was elected to Christ one of the twelve apostles. He was called Didymus, which means "twin", because according to tradition, he was outwardly similar to Jesus.
One of the episodes of the Gospel stories associated with Thomas - Thomas assurance.
According to the Gospel of John, Thomas was absent at the first appearance of Jesus Christ to the other apostles, and learning from them, that Jesus rose from the dead, and came to them and said, "Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the wound the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe "(In.20: 25). Which was the Jesus allowed Thomas to put his finger in the wound (according to some theologian Thomas refused to do so [1], others, however, believe that Thomas touched the wounds of Christ [2]), Thomas believed and said, "My Lord and my God" ( In.20 28). The expression "doubting Thomas" (or "wrong") is a household name for the incredulous audience. Plot assurances Thomas became a popular subject of evangelical iconography.
According to the legend, the founder of Christianity in India. Preaching in Meliapor (Malipur), located on the east coast of the Indian subcontinent, the apostle Thomas was accused of a pagan priest who killed his son, the death of the young man. The crowd grabbed St. Thomas, as the murderer, and demanded punishment. Thomas the Apostle asked for permission to speak with the dead. Through the prayer of the Apostle boy alive and testified that the murder committed by his father. [3] After the proclamation of the Gospel Thomas was martyred in the Indian city Melipura - was stabbed five spears. Despite the tradition, a number of modern historians believe that Christianity was brought to India not, and Thomas Kan in IV century. [4][5] [6][7] [8]
In Orthodoxy, the name of Thomas called the eighth day of Easter, which falls on a Sunday - Fomin week (or Antipaskha).
In honor of Thomas called the island of Sao Tome and capital of the state of Sao Tome and Principe Sao Tome city.
Thomas attributed Gnostic apocryphal "Gospel of Thomas."