Name
Thomas the Fool (Salos), a holy monk of Syria. Ob. before 551.
Saint ID
S01123
Reported Death Not After
551
Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Ascetics/monks/nuns, Holy fools
ID | Title | E01930 | Greek and Syriac inscriptions from the lid of a sarcophagus, marking it as the tomb of a certain 'Saint (hagios) Thomas', possibly *Thomas Salos, a holy monk from Coelesyria, mentioned by Evagrius in his Church History (S01123). Found at Krād ad-Dāsiniya near Ḥimṣ/Emesa (northwest Phoenicia). Probably mid-6th c. |
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