'The Twelve' and Their Cemetery Namesakes ~ St. Thomas: There were twelve disciples (actually more as replacements were necessitated). Why are cemeteries (and churches) named after only three or four of them? Isn't it amazing that St. Paul, not one of 'the twelve' is honored by so many cemetery names? The same goes for St. Michael, St Patrick, and St. Louis. Can someone identify a St. Thaddeus Cemetery or a St. Bartholomew Cemetery? St. Thomas, though, does have his share of sacred space. What accounts for his prominence in the pantheon of saints after whom cemeteries are named? St. Thomas Cemetery. [2013]
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