National shrine, Basilica and Cathedral. It is a very important site for Christians and a major shrine of St. Thomas. See also Book of Thomas the Contender Syro Malabar Catholic Church Syro-Malankara Catholic Church Syriac Orthodox Church Jacobite Syrian Christian Church Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church Gospel of Barnabas List of patriarchs of the Church of the East Mar Thoma Syrian Church Quetzalcoatl, an Aztec god that was thought a reflection of Thomas by some Catholic missionaries Saint Thomas of Mylapur São Tomé St. Thomas' Church (disambiguation) – for a listing of all churches and chapels named in his honour References Notes Citations Sources </ref> Further reading George Menachery, Ed., The Nazranies, Indian Church History Classics, Vol.1, 1998, esp.books fully reproduced in it by Mackenzie, Medlycott, Farquar& many others. (a study in the reception of Thomas' story in literature and art). External links Apostle in India, The tomb of the Apostle Jacobite Syrian Christian Church St. Thomas Indian Orthodox Church – Greater Washington A.E. Medlycott, India and the Apostle Thomas, London 1905 (e-text) Niranam Valiyapally and Saint Thomas The Nasrani Syrian Christians Network Passages to India The Little Gospel of St Thomas (Sri Lankan film dramatisation) 1st-century births 1st-century bishops 1st-century Christian martyrs 1st-century Jews 72 deaths Anglican saints Biblical twins Bishops of Edessa Burials in India Christian missionaries in India Christian saints from the New Testament Jude, brother of Jesus Saints from the Holy Land Syriac Christianity Year of birth unknown