Saint Thomas or St. Thomas may refer to:

People

Thomas the Apostle Thomas the Apostle (; , meaning 'the Twin'), also known as Didymus ( 'twin'), was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus according to the New Testament. Thomas is commonly known as "doubting Thomas" because he initially doubted the resurrection of ...

(died AD 72), Jewish-Christian follower of Jesus and evangelist * Thomas the Hermit, Coptic Desert Father and Saint of the 4th century *

Thomas of Maurienne Thomas of Maurienne (died before 720) was the first abbot of the Abbey of Farfa, which he founded between 680 and ''c''.700. Although the sources of his life are much later, and he is surrounded by legends, his historicity is beyond doubt. Thoma ...

or Thomas of Farfa Abbey (died 720), the first abbot of the Abbey of Farfa *

Thomas Becket Thomas Becket (), also known as Saint Thomas of Canterbury, Thomas of London and later Thomas à Becket (21 December 1119 or 1120 – 29 December 1170), served as Lord Chancellor from 1155 to 1162, and then as Archbishop of Canterbury fr ...

(died 1170), also called Saint Thomas of Canterbury and Saint Thomas the Martyr *

Thomas Aquinas Thomas Aquinas ( ; ; – 7 March 1274) was an Italian Dominican Order, Dominican friar and Catholic priest, priest, the foremost Scholasticism, Scholastic thinker, as well as one of the most influential philosophers and theologians in the W ...

(1225–1274), Catholic philosopher and theologian *

Thomas Cantilupe Thomas de Cantilupe (25 August 1282; also spelled ''Cantelow, Cantelou, Canteloupe'', List of Latinised names, Latinised to ''de Cantilupo'') was Lord Chancellor, Lord Chancellor of England and Bishop of Hereford. He was canonised in 1320 by P ...

, or Thomas of Hereford (died 1282) * Thomas of Dover or Thomas Hales (died 1295), martyr *

Thomas of Tolentino Thomas of Tolentino, OFM ( or '; 8 April 1321) was an Italian Order of Friars Minor, Franciscan missionary who was Christian martyrdom, martyred with his three companions in Thane, Delhi Sultanate, India, for Islam and blasphemy, blaspheming Muh ...

(died 1321), martyred in India *

Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster ( 1278 – 22 March 1322) was an English nobleman of the first House of Lancaster of the royal Plantagenet Dynasty. He was Earl of Lancaster, Leicester, and Derby from 1296 to 1322, and Earl of Lincoln and Sa ...

(1278–1322), venerated as a saint after his execution *

Thomas of Villanova Thomas of Villanova, OSA (1488 – September 8, 1555), born Tomás García y Martínez, was a Spanish friar of the Order of Saint Augustine who was a noted preacher, ascetic and religious writer of his day. He became an archbishop who was famou ...

(1488–1555), Spanish friar of the Order of Saint Augustine, writer, archbishop *

Thomas More Sir Thomas More (7 February 1478 – 6 July 1535), venerated in the Catholic Church as Saint Thomas More, was an English lawyer, judge, social philosopher, author, statesman, theologian, and noted Renaissance humanist. He also served Henry VII ...

(1478–1535), English lawyer, philosopher, author, statesman *

Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland, 1st Baron Percy, KG (152822 August 1572) was an English nobleman, politician and Roman Catholic rebel leader, who led the Rising of the North against Elizabeth I in 1569. After the failure of the risin ...

, (1528-1572) Earl of Northumberland, leader of the

Rising of the North The Rising of the North of 1569, also called the Revolt of the Northern Earls, Northern Rebellion or the Rebellion of the Earls, was an unsuccessful attempt by Catholicism, Catholic nobles from Northern England to depose Queen Elizabeth I of En ...

, Martyr * Thomas Danki (died 1597), see Saints Paul Miki and Companions * Thomas Kozaki (died 1597), see Saints Paul Miki and Companions *

Thomas Garnet Thomas Garnet, SJ (9 November 1575 – 23 June 1608) was an English Jesuit priest who was executed in London during the English Reformation. He is the protomartyr (i.e., the first martyr associated with a place) of Saint Omer and of Stony ...

(died 1608), Jesuit priest who was executed in London * Thomas De Van Nguyen (died 1839), of the

Vietnamese Martyrs Vietnamese Martyrs (), also known as the Martyrs of Tonkin and Cochinchina, collectively Martyrs of Annam or formerly Martyrs of Indochina, are saints of the Catholic Church who were canonized by Pope John Paul II. On June 19, 1988, thousands o ...

* Thomas Du Viet Dinh (died 1839), of the

* Thomas Thien Tran (died 1838), of the

* Thomas Toan, of the

* Thomas Khuong, of the

* Saint Thomas (basketball), (born 2003) American college basketball player

Places

Brazil

São Tomé, Rio Grande do Norte São Tomé is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Norte in the Northeast region of Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and depende ...

, municipality in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil * Sâo Tomé, Paraná, city in Paraná, Brazil

Canada

* St. Thomas, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada *

St. Thomas, Ontario St. Thomas is a city in southwestern Ontario, Canada. It gained its city charter on March 4, 1881. The city is also the seat for Elgin County, although it is independent of the county. At the time of the 2021 Census, the population of the city w ...

, Canada *

Saint-Thomas, Quebec Saint-Thomas () is a town in Joliette Regional County Municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada. Prior to January 22, 1992, it was in D'Autray Regional County Municipality. History Starting in 1790, the first few settler familie ...

, Canada * Saint-Thomas-Didyme, Quebec, Canada * Saint-Thomas-d'Aquin, former municipality now part of

Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec Saint-Hyacinthe ( , ) is a city in southwestern Quebec east of Montreal on the Yamaska River. The population as of the 2021 Canadian census was 57,239. The city is located in Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality of the Montérégie r ...

, Canada * Saint-Thomas-de-Pierreville, former municipality now part of

Pierreville, Quebec Pierreville () is a municipality in Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality, Quebec, located at the confluence of the Saint Lawrence and Saint-François rivers, at the edge of Lac Saint-Pierre. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census wa ...

, Canada

France

Saint-Thomas, Aisne Saint-Thomas () is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Population See also * Communes of the Aisne department The following is a list of the 796 communes in the French department of Aisne. Th ...

, France *

Saint-Thomas, Haute-Garonne Saint-Thomas (; ) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. Population The inhabitants of the commune are known as Saint-Thomasains. See also *Communes of the Haute-Garonne department The following is a list of ...

, France

United Kingdom

St Thomas, Exeter St Thomas (St Thomas the Apostle's) is an area of Exeter and formerly a civil parish and registration district in Devon, England, on the western side of the River Exe, connected to Exeter by Exe Bridge. It has a number of pubs, places of worsh ...

, United Kingdom *

St Thomas, Swansea St Thomas is a suburban district and community (Wales), community in Swansea, Wales. It is a mainly residential area which lies east of Swansea city centre across the River Tawe and falls within the St. Thomas (electoral ward), St Thomas ward. ...

, United Kingdom *

St. Thomas (electoral ward) St. Thomas is an electoral ward of Swansea, Wales. The electoral ward of St. Thomas consists of the following areas: Dan-y-graig, Port Tennant, St. Thomas, Kilvey Hill and the Grenfell Park Area, in the parliamentary constituency of Swansea ...

, Swansea, Wales *

St Thomas the Apostle Rural St Thomas the Apostle Rural, also known as St Thomas-by-Launceston () is a civil parish in east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is centred on the village of Tregadillett () and is in the Registration District of Launceston. The parish li ...

, a civil parish in Cornwall, United Kingdom

United States

Saint Thomas, Indiana Saint Thomas was a hamlet in Johnson Township, Knox County, Indiana, in the United States. It had an eponymous Catholic church, and a Benedictine convent which also provided a school. The Purcell family and melon farming In farms surrounding ...

, an unincorporated community * St. Thomas, Minnesota * St. Thomas, Missouri * St. Thomas, Nevada, a sunken town * St. Thomas, North Dakota * St. Thomas Township, Pennsylvania *

Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands Saint Thomas (, , ) is one of the Virgin Islands in the Caribbean Sea, and a constituent district of the United States Virgin Islands (USVI), an unincorporated territory of the United States. Along with surrounding minor islands, it is one of t ...

, an island in the Caribbean Sea **

Saint Thomas (Brandenburg colony) The Brandenburg colony of St. Thomas consisted of a leased part of the Danish island of St. Thomas (today part of the United States Virgin Islands) to the Brandenburg-Prussia margraviate of the Holy Roman Empire from 1685 to 1754. History In ...

, a former settlement on this island

West Indies region

Saint Thomas, Barbados The landlocked parish of Saint Thomas ("St. Thomas") is found in the centre of Barbados. It is one of only two landlocked parishes in the island, the other being Saint George to the south. Saint Thomas is represented in the House of Assembly of B ...

Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica Saint Thomas(), once known as ''Saint Thomas in the East'', is a suburban parish situated at the south eastern end of Jamaica, within the county of Surrey. It is the birthplace of Paul Bogle, designated in 1969 as one of Jamaica's seven Natio ...

, once known as ''Saint Thomas in the East'' *

Venezuela

* St Thomas de Guyana, or St Thomas of Oronoque, is today

Ciudad Bolívar Ciudad Bolívar (; Spanish for "Bolivar City"), formerly known as Angostura and St. Thomas de Guyana, is the capital of Venezuela's southeastern Bolívar, Venezuela, Bolívar State. It lies at the spot where the Orinoco River narrows to about ...

on the Orinoco River

Elsewhere

St. Thomas Island St. Thomas Island (, ''ostrov sv. Toma'') or Zmiyski ostrov (Змийски остров, ''Snake island''), is a Bulgarian island in the Black Sea. It is situated in Burgas Province, Primorsko Municipality, north of Primorsko and km south of ...

, Bulgaria * St. Thomas Mount, a hillock in Chennai, India where, according to tradition, the biblical Thomas the Apostle was killed * St. Thomas (County Dublin), a civil parish incorporating

Jobstown Jobstown (; ), also historically called Rathminton, is a townland and suburb of Tallaght in County Dublin, Ireland, and so an outer suburb of Dublin. It is in the local government area of South Dublin. History Jobstown takes its name from Henry ...

, Ireland * San Tomás (St. Thomas), former name of

San Benedicto Island San Benedicto, formerly Isla de los Inocentes, is an uninhabited island, and third largest island of the Revillagigedo Islands, located in the Pacific Ocean. It is 4.8 km by 2.4 km in size, with an area 10 km². It is of volcano, ...

, Mexico *

São Tomé São Tomé is the capital and largest city of the Central African island country of São Tomé and Príncipe. Its name is Portuguese for " Saint Thomas". Founded in the 15th century, it is one of Africa's oldest colonial cities. History Álv ...

(St. Thomas), an island in São Tomé and Príncipe * Saint Thomas's Gate, also known as Bab Tuma, a district of Damascus, Syria

Institutions

India

St. Thomas College, Kozhencherry St. Thomas College, Kozhencherry is a government-aided college in Kozhencherry, Kerala state, South India. Established in 1953, it is administered by the Mar Thoma Syrian Church. Juhanon Mar Thoma Metropolitan and K. T. Thomas, Kurumthottickal ...

, Kozhencherry, Kerala, India * St Thomas College of Engineering and Technology, Kannur, Kerala, India * St. Thomas College, Palai, Kerala, India * St. Thomas College, Thrissur, Kerala, India * St. Thomas' College, Dehradun, secondary school in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India * St. Thomas Higher Secondary School, Kozhencherry, Kerala, India

Sri Lanka

S. Thomas' College, Bandarawela S. Thomas' College, Bandarawela is a selective entry boys' private school, situated in the town of Bandarawela in the Uva Province, Sri Lanka. It is an Anglican school administrated by the Church of Ceylon. The college is run by a Board of Gov ...

, a private school * S. Thomas' College, Gurutalawa, a private Christian school *

St. Thomas' College, Kotte St. Thomas College () is a Catholic school in Kotte, Sri Lanka. A national school, it serves a mix of boys and girls, from grades 1 to 13. History St. Thomas' College was established by Rev. Father Zacharias Dabrera, Missionary Oblates of Mary I ...

, a Catholic school * St. Thomas' College, Matale, a secondary school * St. Thomas' College, Matara, a government school for boys *

S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia (abbreviated as STC), is a fee-levying Anglican selective entry boys' private school in Sri Lanka. Started as a private school by James Chapman, the first Anglican Bishop of Colombo, in 1851, it was founded as ...

, a private Anglican school * S. Thomas' Preparatory School, Kollupitiya, a private Anglican school

United States

Saint Thomas Academy Saint Thomas Academy (abbr. STA), originally known as St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary and formerly known as St. Thomas Military Academy, is an all-male, Catholic military high school in Mendota Heights, Minnesota. The academy has a middle school (gr ...

, a high school in Minnesota *

Saint Thomas Choir School Saint Thomas Choir School is an all-boys boarding school located in Manhattan, New York, dedicated to the education and training of approximately 30 choirboys from ages 8 to 14. It is one of three all-boarding, all-boys choral schools in the wor ...

, New York, New York *

St. Thomas University (Florida) St. Thomas University (STU) is a private Catholic university in Miami Gardens, Florida. The university offers 61 undergraduate and graduate degree programs, and post-graduate certificate programs on-campus and online. As of 2021, the university ...

, Miami, Florida *

St. Thomas University School of Law The Benjamin L. Crump College of Law is the law school of St. Thomas University (Florida), St. Thomas University located in Miami Gardens, Florida. The College of Law was founded in 1984. According to its 2024 American Bar Association, ABA-requir ...

, Miami, Florida *

St. Thomas' Episcopal School Saint Thomas' Episcopal School (STE) is a private, co-ed Episcopal institution serving Pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. It is located in the Meyerland area of Houston, Texas. The school has 553 students and 111 faculty members. It is accredi ...

, Houston, TX *

University of Scranton The University of Scranton is a private Jesuit university in Scranton, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1888 by William O'Hara, the first Bishop of Scranton, as St. Thomas College. In 1938, the college was elevated to university status and took ...

, Scranton, Pennsylvania, founded in 1888 as St. Thomas College, renamed in 1938 *

University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) The University of St. Thomas (also known as UST or simply St. Thomas) is a private Catholic research university with campuses in Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Founded in 1885 as a Catholic seminary, it is named after Thom ...

, St. Paul, Minnesota *

University of St. Thomas (Texas) The University of St. Thomas (UST or St. Thomas) is a private Catholic university in Houston, Texas, United States. It was founded by the Basilian Fathers in 1947 and is the only Catholic university in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. Hi ...

Houston, Texas *

St. Thomas-St. John School District St. Thomas-St. John School District is one of two school districts in the United States Virgin Islands, a territory of the United States.Home
" U.S. ...

, US Virgin Islands

New Zealand

* St Thomas of Canterbury College, Christchurch, Canterbury

Music

* "St. Thomas" (song), a jazz composition by saxophonist Sonny Rollins * '' St. Thomas: Tribute to Great Tenors'', a 1991 album by the New York Unit *

Thomas Hansen (musician) Thomas Hansen (13 February 1976 – 5 September 2007) was a Norway, Norwegian alternative country musician performing under the name Saint Thomas (previously St. Thomas). He became a musician after quitting his job as a mailman after hearing mus ...

(1976–2007), Norwegian musician who performed under the name ''Saint Thomas'' * A hymn composed by Aaron Williams

Other uses

Saint Thomas Christians The Saint Thomas Christians, also called Syrian Christians of India, ''Marthoma Suriyani Nasrani'', ''Malankara Nasrani'', or ''Nasrani Mappila'', are an Ethnoreligious group, ethno-religious community of Indian Christians in the state of Ker ...

, an ancient community of Christians from Kerala, India *

St Thomas' Hospital St Thomas' Hospital is a large NHS teaching hospital in Central London, England. Administratively part of the Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, together with Guy's Hospital, Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton Hospita ...

, Southwark *

St. Thomas University (New Brunswick) St. Thomas University (also St. Thomas or STU) is a Catholic, English-language liberal arts college, liberal arts university located in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. It is a primarily Undergraduate education, undergraduate university offer ...

, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada * ''

Thomasleeha ''Thomasleeha'' or ''St. Thomas'' is a 1975 Indian Malayalam-language historical drama film based on the life of Thomas the Apostle, St. Thomas the Apostle and his missionary work in India. It was directed and produced by P. A. Thomas. Plot Th ...

'' or St. Thomas, a 1975 Malayalam historical film about Thomas the Apostle in India