Thomas the Apostle

=== Ephrem the Syrian ===
Many devotional hymns composed by [[Ephrem the Syrian]] bear witness to the [[Edessa, Mesopotamia|Edessan]] Church's strong conviction concerning Thomas's Indian Apostolate. There the devil speaks of Thomas as "the Apostle I slew in India". Also, "The merchant brought the bones" to Edessa.<ref name="bickell" />

{{blockquote|Another hymn eulogizing Saint Thomas reads "The bones the merchant hath brought". "In his several journeyings to India/ And thence on his return/ All riches/ which there he found/ Dirt in his eyes he did repute when to thy sacred bones compared". In yet another hymn Ephrem speaks of the mission of Thomas: "The earth darkened with sacrifices' fumes to illuminate", "a land of people dark fell to thy lot", "a tainted land Thomas has purified"; "India's dark night" was "flooded with light" by Thomas.|source={{harvnb|Medlycott|1905|pp=21–32}}{{Dubious|date=July 2019}}{{Better source needed|date=July 2019}} }}