Visit the Aquarium or take a stroll in Governor Grant-Duff s enchanting gardens and drives enhanced by sculptures and lights, across the Marina.

San Thome Basilica to the south of the Marina is named after the legendary Thomas Didymus, the apostle who doubted. He came here in 52 A.D. and was martyred in 78 A.D. This Roman Catholic Church houses the remains of the saint and was built in 1504 and reconstructed in 1893 in the neo-Gothic style. The beautiful stained-glass windows, tall steeple and ornate interiors tell stories of Doubting Thomas and the last days of Jesus Christ.

On the outskirts of the city is St. Thomas Mount, a 76 m high mount where St. Thomas was martyred. On this mount is a church built by the Portuguese around 1514. The legendary stone cross held by the saint when he died rest's in this church. Interestingly, above the altar hangs an oil canvas of tile Madonna, which is believed to be one of the seven 1xiinted by St. Like and brought to India by St. Thomas.

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