Thomas Didymus
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Thomas Didymus is a Christian apostle traditionally known as "Doubting Thomas" for initially questioning Jesus' resurrection before professing strong faith.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Thomas Didymus canonical | 5 |
| Doubting Thomas | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1146587 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Didymus Context triple: [Apostle Thomas, hasAlias, Thomas Didymus]
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Apostle James the Greater
Apostle James the Greater was one of Jesus Christ’s Twelve Apostles, traditionally regarded as the son of Zebedee and brother of John, and is venerated as the patron saint of pilgrims, especially associated with the shrine of Santiago de Compostela.
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Andrew the Apostle
Andrew the Apostle was one of the twelve disciples of Jesus, traditionally regarded as the first-called apostle and a key figure in early Christianity.
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Apostle John
Apostle John was one of Jesus Christ’s closest disciples, traditionally regarded as the author of the Gospel of John, three New Testament epistles, and the Book of Revelation.
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Apostle Bartholomew
Apostle Bartholomew is one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ, traditionally identified with Nathanael in the New Testament and venerated as a missionary and martyr in Christian tradition.
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E.
Apostle Thaddeus (Jude)
Apostle Thaddeus (Jude) is one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, traditionally identified as the author of the New Testament Epistle of Jude and venerated as a patron saint of desperate and lost causes in Christian tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Didymus Target entity description: Thomas Didymus is a Christian apostle traditionally known as "Doubting Thomas" for initially questioning Jesus' resurrection before professing strong faith.
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A.
Apostle James the Greater
Apostle James the Greater was one of Jesus Christ’s Twelve Apostles, traditionally regarded as the son of Zebedee and brother of John, and is venerated as the patron saint of pilgrims, especially associated with the shrine of Santiago de Compostela.
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B.
Andrew the Apostle
Andrew the Apostle was one of the twelve disciples of Jesus, traditionally regarded as the first-called apostle and a key figure in early Christianity.
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C.
Apostle John
Apostle John was one of Jesus Christ’s closest disciples, traditionally regarded as the author of the Gospel of John, three New Testament epistles, and the Book of Revelation.
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D.
Apostle Bartholomew
Apostle Bartholomew is one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ, traditionally identified with Nathanael in the New Testament and venerated as a missionary and martyr in Christian tradition.
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E.
Apostle Thaddeus (Jude)
Apostle Thaddeus (Jude) is one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, traditionally identified as the author of the New Testament Epistle of Jude and venerated as a patron saint of desperate and lost causes in Christian tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian apostle
ⓘ
New Testament figure ⓘ saint ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Didymus
ⓘ
Apostle Thomas ⓘ
surface form:
Doubting Thomas
Judas Thomas ⓘ Thomas called Didymus ⓘ Apostle Thomas ⓘ
surface form:
Thomas the Apostle
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| associatedEvent | appearance of the risen Jesus to the disciples in John 20 ⓘ |
| associatedWith | early Christian missions according to tradition ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Christian liturgical calendars ⓘ |
| epithet |
Thomas Didymus
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Doubting Thomas
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| followerOf | Jesus Christ ⓘ |
| givenName | Thomas ⓘ |
| knownFor |
initially doubting reports of Jesus' resurrection
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later professing strong faith in the risen Jesus ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
Aramaic
ⓘ
Greek ⓘ |
| meaningOfEpithet | twin ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | twin ⓘ |
| memberOf | Twelve Apostles ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Acts of the Apostles
ⓘ
Gospel of John ⓘ Gospel of Luke ⓘ Gospel of Mark ⓘ Gospel of Matthew ⓘ |
| nameEtymology |
Didymus
ⓘ
surface form:
"Didymus" is Greek for "twin"
Tom ⓘ
surface form:
"Thomas" derives from Aramaic "Toma" meaning "twin"
|
| notableQuote | "My Lord and my God" ⓘ |
| patronage |
architects
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builders ⓘ people with doubts ⓘ theologians ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| roleInChristianity | apostolic witness to the resurrection ⓘ |
| symbolInChristianArt |
set square
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spear ⓘ touching the wounds of Christ ⓘ |
| theologicalSignificance | embodies movement from doubt to faith in the resurrection ⓘ |
| title |
Apostle
ⓘ
Saint ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheranism ⓘ
surface form:
Lutheran Churches
Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
surface form:
Oriental Orthodox Churches
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
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| virtueAssociated |
faith
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honest doubt ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Thomas Didymus Description of subject: Thomas Didymus is a Christian apostle traditionally known as "Doubting Thomas" for initially questioning Jesus' resurrection before professing strong faith.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Doubting Thomas