·Meaning of name:Greek form of the Aramaic name Te'oma which meant "twin"

·Other names/nicknames:“Doubting Thomas”, Didymus (“twin” in Greek”),

·Profession:Unknown

·Best remembered for:Demanding to see and feel Jesus’ wounds before believing he was really resurrected from the dead. 

·Other memorable moments:John 11:18, where Lazarus has just died, and the disciples are resisting Jesus' decision to return to Judea, where the Jews had previously tried to stone Jesus. Jesus is determined. Thomas says "Let us also go, that we might die with him"

·Relatives:Unknown

·General facts:

·Death:Per Fox’s Book of Martyrs, he preached the Gospel in Parthia and India, where exciting the rage of the pagan priests, he was martyred by being thrust through with a spear.