06 works, Today, October 6th, is Saint Placid’s day, his story illustrated #278
1 min readOct 7, 2020
Thomas the Apostle, between 1619 and 1620
Oil on canvas
Height: 94 cm (37 in); Width: 73 cm (28.7 in)
Orleans Museum of Fine Arts, Orleans, France
The Apostle Thomas, also called Didymus, was born in the Galileian city of Pansada and was a fisherman. When he was still young, he drew apart from the noisy games of his companions to devote himself to reading and meditating upon the Scriptures. Hearing the tidings of Jesus Christ, he left all and followed after him…