Today, October 19, on the day of memory of the Apostle Thomas, the magazine “Thomas” celebrates its 30th anniversarytranslated

The memory of one of the closest disciples of Jesus Christ, Saint Apostle Thomas (+ 72), is celebrated by the Orthodox Church on October 19, 2026. And on the same date, Foma magazine celebrates its 30th anniversary!

According to Church Tradition, the future apostle was born in the city of Paneas in Galilee. Judging by the fact that in the Gospel he is also called Gemini, he probably had a brother (brothers) or sister (sisters). Like most of Christ's disciples, before his calling he was engaged in fishing.

The Gospel does not tell us how the future apostle came to the Lord, but Tradition says that after hearing the sermon, Thomas abandoned his craft and followed the Savior.

In the New Testament, the apostle is not mentioned very often, but the most striking moments of his following and service to Christ were brought to us by the Gospel of John the Theologian. In particular, it is mentioned during the miracle of the Lord’s resurrection of Lazarus, in the description of the Last Supper, and, most importantly, in the events that followed the resurrection of the Savior.

The assurance of the Apostle Thomas in the resurrection of the Lord occurred after Christ appeared to the rest of the disciples. Without witnessing this phenomenon, Thomas said that he would not believe in the resurrection until he himself touched the living Savior. After…