he church at the summit of St Thomas Mount was built by the
Portuguese. The mount about 300 feet high.
It is believed that this is the site where
the apostle of Jesus – St Thomas,
was supposed to have been killed. The mount
has 160 steps leading to the Mount.
The St Thomas church is full of relics.
. There is a relic called the bleeding
cross made by St Thomas and a painting
of Madonna which is the work of St Luke.
St Thomas has been instrumental in spreading
Christianity in India. He was the apostle
who was supposed to have traveled eastwards
fro the spread of Christianity. After
establishing a series of Churched in Kerala,
he moved to the Coromandel Coast. He first
started preaching in Little Mount from
where he had to flee and then came to
the present St Thomas Mount.King Mahadevan
is supposed to have sent people to kill
him here. St Thomas fell on the stone
cross and lay bleeding there. This stone
cross was later found by the Portuguese
on their excavation of this land. It has
now been installed here.
St Thomas is well connected from the city.
It is a pleasant experience climbing this
hill. The place is a ice place to spend
an evening of calm. The foot of the hill
can be reached by bus, cab or auto.
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