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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën

June 14, 2023

The first document referring to the church (a simple private chapel at the time) is dated July 4, 1028 and is the deed by which a certain Ildegarda sells it to the parish priest of San Pietro di Paderna.

The church was rebuilt several times, but the left side, in exposed brick, remains of its original construction. The facade was built in 1786 to a design by Carlo Salvatore Bettoli and in 1850 the building took its present form.

On the north side of the church is walled the coat of arms of the municipality, in memory of the defeat of the besieging French by the Parmesan troops that took place on December 21, 1521, the day of the feast of Thomas the Apostle .

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JakobusPilger

September 5, 2025

Regarding the patronage of this church: The Apostle Thomas, one of the twelve whom Jesus called into the inner circle of his disciples, is not often mentioned in the biblical writings of the New Testament. The passage probably best known to most Christians is the one following the resurrection of Jesus Christ, which has earned him the unflattering nickname "Doubting Thomas" in popular parlance. The Evangelist John reports on this in the 20th chapter of his version of the "Good News" (this is the translation of the word "Gospel").

This theme naturally also provided an opportunity for its dissemination in religious art throughout many eras, as in one of Caravaggio's most famous paintings – if you're interested, see =>> de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_ungl%C3%A4ubige_Thomas_(Caravaggio)#/media/Datei:The_Incredulity_of_Saint_Thomas.jpg –

The feast day of the Apostle Thomas in the calendar of saints is sometimes celebrated on July 3rd, sometimes on December 21st.

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Location: Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Church of Saint Thomas

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