▁taken ▁up ▁in ▁Catholic ▁Christian ity ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁century ▁as ▁the ▁Holy ▁Name . ▁▁ ▁Main stream ▁Christian ▁tradition ▁reject s ▁the ▁Act s ▁of ▁Thomas ▁as ▁pse ude p ig raph ical ▁and ▁ap oc ry phal , ▁and ▁for ▁its ▁part , ▁the ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁declared ▁Act s ▁as ▁her et ical ▁at ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁Tr ent . ▁See ▁also ▁Le u cius ▁Char inus . ▁ ▁Thomas ▁is ▁often ▁referred ▁to ▁by ▁his ▁name ▁Jud as ▁( his ▁full ▁name ▁is ▁Thomas ▁Jud as ▁Did ym us ), ▁since ▁both ▁Thomas ▁and ▁Did ym us ▁just ▁mean ▁tw in , ▁and ▁several ▁sch ol ars ▁believe ▁that ▁tw in ▁is ▁just ▁a ▁description , ▁and ▁not ▁intended ▁as ▁a ▁name . ▁The ▁manuscript s ▁end ▁" The ▁acts ▁of ▁Jud as ▁Thomas ▁the ▁apost le ▁are ▁completed , ▁which ▁he ▁did ▁in ▁India , ▁ful fill ing ▁the ▁command ment ▁of ▁him ▁that ▁sent ▁him . ▁Un to ▁whom ▁be ▁glory , ▁world ▁without ▁end . ▁A men ." . ▁ ▁Act s ▁of ▁Thomas ▁▁ ▁The ▁Act s ▁of ▁Thomas ▁connect s ▁Thomas , ▁the ▁apost le ' s ▁Indian ▁min istry ▁with ▁two ▁k ings , ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁leg ends ▁in ▁the ▁Act s , ▁Thomas ▁was ▁at ▁first ▁rel uct ant ▁to ▁accept ▁this ▁mission , ▁but ▁the ▁Lord ▁appeared ▁to ▁him ▁in ▁a ▁night ▁vision ▁and ▁said , ▁“ F ear ▁not , ▁Thomas . ▁Go