From Moscow to the Philippines: where in the world are the churches of the Apostle Thomas?translated

The Apostle Thomas is revered far beyond the borders of the countries where Christianity was born. Today, Orthodox churches and parishes dedicated to him can be found from Russia and the Balkans to India, Africa and the Philippines. Let's talk about some of them.

Russia and countries of the former USSR

Russia

Moscow

Church of the Apostle Thomas on Kantemirovskaya. Photo: A.Savin / Wikipedia / CC BY-SA 3.0

Father Daniil Sysoev teaches a class at an Orthodox missionary school. Archive photo

Icon "Apostle Thomas and Prince Gundofar". Photo by Vladimir Eshtokin

On duty. Photo by Vladimir Eshtokin

On duty. Photo by Vladimir Eshtokin

Inside the church. Photo by Vladimir Eshtokin

In 2006, a wooden church of the Apostle Thomas was built on Kantemirovskaya Street in Moscow. It became the first building of the future church complex of the Prophet Daniel.

The first rector of the parish was priest Daniil Sysoev, a famous Orthodox missionary. It was here on November 19, 2009 that he was mortally wounded.

In the church there was an icon “Apostle Thomas and Prince Gundofar”, dedicated to the ancient legend about the preaching of the apostle in India.

Later, next to the wooden church, a stone church of the prophet Daniel was built, the great consecration of which took place on July 26, 2026...