ID: 901001264 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001264	Record Type: Event/Narrative

	Saint Thomas Receiving the Virgin Mary's Girdle (Christian iconography)

Note: Narrative in which all the apostles except Thomas were miraculously transported to Jerusalem to witness the death of the Virgin Mary. Thomas was in India, where he was preaching; after her burial, he was transported to the tomb of Mary tomb where he witnessed her bodily assumption into heaven; Mary dropped her belt (girdle) to him as proof. The other apostles are skeptical of Thomas' story, until they see the girdle and the empty tomb; an inversion of the story of the doubting Thomas story.

Display Date: 1st century

Names:

	Saint Thomas Receiving the Virgin Mary's Girdle (Christian iconography) (preferred,English-P,D,P)
	San Tommaso riceve la cintura dalla Madonna Assunta (Christian iconography) (Italian-P,D,P)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Christian iconography> (P)
		........<Other Christian narratives> (P)
		............Life of Saint Thomas the Apostle (Christian iconography) (I)
		................Saint Thomas Receiving the Virgin Mary's Girdle (Christian iconography) (P)

Related Iconography:

	actor is .... Thomas, Apostle, Saint
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Christian iconography, Christian characters, Thomas, Apostle, Saint (Christian character)) [901000557]

	actor is .... Mary, Blessed Virgin
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Christian iconography, Christian characters, Mary, Blessed Virgin (Christian character)) [901000032]

	has as focus .... Assumption of the Virgin Mary
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Christian iconography, New Testament narratives, Life of the Virgin Mary (Christian iconography), Assumption of the Virgin Mary (Christian iconography)) [901001007]

	has parallels with .... Incredulity of Saint Thomas
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Christian iconography, Other Christian narratives, Life of Saint Thomas the Apostle (Christian iconography), Incredulity of Saint Thomas (Christian iconography)) [901001263]

Other Relationships:

	topic is .... belt (costume accessory)
	.....(worn costume accessories, costume accessories, costume (mode of fashion), Costume (hierarchy name), Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Christianity
	.....(Abrahamic religions, religions (belief systems, cultures), religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	role/characteristic is .... narrative (literary works)
	.....(genres for literature, genres in literature and performing arts, concepts in the arts and humanities, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Saint Thomas Receiving the Virgin Mary's Girdle (Christian iconography)
	................Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)
	................J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)
	San Tommaso riceve la cintura dalla Madonna Assunta (Christian iconography)
	................ICCD database (1988-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)
	................ Source for image https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_the_Apostle#/media/File:Assumptiongirdle.jpg
	................ J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-) http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/3788/unknown-maker-the-assumption-of-the-virgin-and-saint-thomas-receiving-the-virgin's-girdle-italian-about-1460/