Thomas the Apostle Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === Eusebius === Quoting [[Origen]], [[Eusebius of Caesarea]] says: "When the holy Apostles and disciples of our Saviour were scattered over all the world, Thomas, so the tradition has it, obtained as his portion Parthia…"<ref name="Panjikaran" /> "Judas, who is also called Thomas" has a role in the legend of king [[Abgar]] of [[Edessa, Mesopotamia|Edessa]] (Urfa), for having sent [[Thaddeus of Edessa|Thaddaeus]] to preach in Edessa after the Ascension.<ref name=EcclHist_I.13 /><ref name=EcclHist_III.1 /> [[Ephrem the Syrian]] also recounts this legend.<ref name="Patrologia Graeca" /> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page