Relics of St.Thomas The National Shrine of St.Thomas Basilica is built over the tomb of Apostle St.Thomas. St.Thomas one of the twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ came to India in A.D.52, martyred in A.D.72 and was buried here in Mylapore.
There are only three basilicas built over the tomb of an apostle. St.Peter's at Rome and St.Jame's at Spain (Compestella, Santiago)Â are the other two.
There is an underground tomb chapel below the Basilica. His Holiness Pope John Paul II visited and prayed at this tomb on 5th February 1986.
St.Thomas who brought christianity to india is considered to be the Father of Indian Christianity.
Pilgrims and visitors from all over the world
Updates
Holy Land Tour
 Holy Land tour - next batch leaving Chennai on Nov 8th,2010 for 9 nights and 10 days is organised by Pious Tours. This tour is conducted under the spiritual leadrship of Rev.Fr.S Kanickai Raj, Rector of the San Thome Basilica. This is a rare opportunity to witness the prayers and homilies in our own language at the Holy land, where Jesus walked and preached. Tour cost is Rs.69,700/=. Please contact Mr.Francis Pius 2464 1956 or 9940373236 before October 10th 2010. Limited seats only available.. Please visit www.pioustours.com for more details.
Free computer classes by Catholic Women Fellowship
A computer centre is inagurated by Auxiliary bishop Rt.Rev.Dr.Lawrence Pius at the basilica premises on June 4, 2010. Girls from poor families will be trained at this centre on Computer skills, soft skills etc.. at this centre. Contact person Margaret Dayross, president, 99402 94532.
Twitter
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Flickr- High resolution photos
We are uploading high resolution photos to Flickr for the journalism, printing and publishing industry. These photos are available under creative common licencse. You may download and publish it without any restriction or fee except to give credit to photographers name in your publication. Please click Flickr Photo link on the Main Menu on the left.
Counselling Service
A counselling session will be functioning on second sundays of everymonth between 11.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. at church premises, both in English and Tamil, by Ms.Bhavani Janakiraman. Contact person Sis.Bernadette John, secretary St.Vincent de Paul Society, Ph.24953374. This is arranged by Ms.Beatrix D'Souza ( Ex.M.L.A. and M.P.).
Marriage preparation course
( Read 'Wedding Preparation' link for contact details)
Mobile website : www.santhomechurch.com will be soon available for mobile devices like iPhone, Blackberry and smartphones with GPRS or web browsing facility. Beta version is up and you may access this through your mobile device at http://mobi.santhomechurch.com
Free download of Digital edition of the books
These are in pdf format , compatible to e-book readers(Amazon Kindle...), smartphones ( Blackberry, iPhone etc...)Â and iPad.
A Saga of Fatih - Please click to download
In The Steps of St.Thomas - Please click to download
Sunday Readings - 5th September 2010
Twenty third sunday in ordinary time- Wisdom 9:13-18,  Philemon 9-10, 12-17,  and Gospel of Luke 15:1-32.
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Internet Ministry
We celebrated November 2009 as Internet Ministry Month. We thank you for the overwhelming response. Please continue your support.
Congrats!!! Milestone achieved.
This website registered more than one lakh ( Hundred thousand - for our USA patrons) hits during April 2010 and consistantly growing. Registered members are showing upswing. We thank you for your support and forwarding the URL to your near and dear ones. Please give your suggestions for improvement.
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Our Lady of Mylapore, locally known as Mylai Matha, feast is celebrated in the month of December with great devotion. Second saturday is devoted to Mylai Matha devotion. Special prayers,procession, rosary and benediction in the evening.
A Saga of Faith
Voice of St.Thomas is a quarterly magazine published from the National Shrine of St.Thomas Basilica. It carries articles on St.Thomas, Basilica, Liturgy, Celebrations, Special devotions, Family Life, Traditions, Christian Values and News Reports.
