Fool for Christ
Saint Thomas was a monk in the monastery in Caesarea. There he performed the duty of collecting alms for the monastic community. During one of his trips to Antioch, he was insulted by the steward Anastasius, who struck him on the cheek. Saint Thomas died soon after. He was buried in the hospital near the church of Saint Euphemia.
After his death, several miracles occurred. Many women, who were buried near his relics, rose from the dead, indicating that the saint did not wish for anyone to be buried around his grave. Patriarch Domnus, learning of what had occurred, ordered the official transfer of the saint’s relics to the city, where a church was founded in his honor. The saint’s relics became a source of healings. Additionaly, by praying in his name, the people of Antioch were delivered from the plague.The inhabitants of the city established an annual celebration of his memory, glorifying his grace.
