I found the following to be an interesting tidbit about St. Thomas:
- An early church text claims that Thomas was the only witness to the Assumption of Mary into heaven. As her body entered heaven, she dropped her girdle. Medieval art often depicts Thomas catching the girdle.
And … for any single ladies out there, there’s always this option:
- If you are a single woman try an ancient custom that is performed on the Feast of St. Thomas to get an idea of who you will marry…
- (Unmarried Austrian women would climb into bed over a stool, throw their shoes, (with toes pointing downward), toward the bedroom door, and then sleep with their head at the foot of the bed. Women who performed this ritual were thought to dream about their future husbands).
