Santo Tomas , officially the Municipality of Santo Tomas ( Kapampangan : Balen ning Santo Tomas ; Tagalog : Bayan ng Santo Tomas ), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Pampanga , Philippines . According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 42,846 people.
27-2681: (Redirected from Santo Tomás ) Santo Tomás is Spanish for Saint Thomas . Santo Tomas may also refer to: Places [ edit ] Argentina [ edit ] Santo Tomás, Buenos Aires , Carlos Casares Partido , Buenos Aires Province Santo Tomás, Neuquén Colombia [ edit ] Santo Tomás, Atlantico Cuba [ edit ] Santo Tomás, Cuba , Ciego de Ávila Province El Salvador [ edit ] Santo Tomás , San Salvador Guatemala [ edit ] Santo Tomás de Castilla , Izabal Department Santo Tomás La Unión , Suchitepéquez Department Volcán Santo Tomás Mexico [ edit ] Santo Tomas Copper Deposit , Sinaloa, Mexico Misión Santo Tomás de Aquino , in Baja California Santo Tomás, Baja California Santo Tomás de los Plátanos , in México Santo Tomás Jalieza , in Oaxaca Santo Tomás Mazaltepec , in Oaxaca Santo Tomás Ocotepec , in Oaxaca Santo Tomás Tamazulapan , in Oaxaca Santo Tomás, Sonora Nicaragua [ edit ] Santo Tomás , Chontales Panama [ edit ] Santo Tomás, Chiriquí Santo Tomás metro station Peru [ edit ] Santo Tomás District, Luya , in Luya province, Amazonas region Santo Tomás District, Cutervo , in Cutervo province, Cajamarca region Santo Tomás District, Chumbivilcas , in Chumbivilcas province, Cusco region Santo Tomás de Pata District , in Angaraes province, Huancavelica region Philippines [ edit ] Santo Tomas, Batangas Santo Tomas, Davao del Norte Santo Tomas, Isabela Santo Tomas, La Union Santo Tomas, Pampanga Santo Tomas, Pangasinan Mount Santo Tomas Spain [ edit ] Santo Tomas, Menorca United States [ edit ] Santo Tomás, Texas Other uses [ edit ] Convento de Santo Tomás (Madrid) ,
54-572: A 1975 Malayalam historical film about Thomas the Apostle in India See also [ edit ] Santo Tomas (disambiguation) St. Thomas' Church (disambiguation) St. Thomas Hospital (disambiguation) St. Thomas station (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Saint Thomas . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
81-627: A former convent University of Santo Tomas , in Manila, Philippines Santo Tomas Internment Camp in the Philippines Domingo de Santo Tomás Spanish Dominican bishop and grammarian in the Viceroyalty of Peru See also [ edit ] Santo Tomás District (disambiguation) Saint Thomas (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
108-656: A former settlement on this island West Indies region [ edit ] Saint Thomas, Barbados Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica , once known as Saint Thomas in the East Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands Venezuela [ edit ] St Thomas de Guyana, or St Thomas of Oronoque, is today Ciudad Bolívar on the Orinoco River Elsewhere [ edit ] St. Thomas Island , Bulgaria St. Thomas Mount ,
135-729: A high school in Minnesota Saint Thomas Choir School , New York, New York St. Thomas University (Florida) , Miami, Florida St. Thomas University School of Law , Miami, Florida St. Thomas' Episcopal School , Houston, TX University of Scranton , Scranton, Pennsylvania, founded in 1888 as St. Thomas College, renamed in 1938 University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) , St. Paul, Minnesota University of St. Thomas (Texas) Houston, Texas St. Thomas-St. John School District , US Virgin Islands Music [ edit ] "St. Thomas" (song) ,
162-1322: A hillock in Chennai, India where, according to tradition, the biblical Thomas the Apostle was killed St. Thomas (County Dublin), a civil parish incorporating Jobstown , Ireland San Tomás (St. Thomas), former name of San Benedicto Island , Mexico São Tomé (St. Thomas), an island in São Tomé and Príncipe Saint Thomas's Gate , also known as Bab Tuma, a district of Damascus, Syria Institutions [ edit ] India [ edit ] St. Thomas College, Bhilai, Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, India St. Thomas College, Kozhencherry , Kozhencherry, Kerala, India St Thomas College of Engineering and Technology , Kannur, Kerala, India St. Thomas College, Palai , Kerala, India St. Thomas College, Thrissur , Kerala, India St. Thomas' College, Dehradun , secondary school in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India St. Thomas Higher Secondary School, Kozhencherry , Kerala, India St. Thomas Boys School, Kolkata , West Bengal, India St. Thomas Girls School, Kolkata , West Bengal, India St. Thomas Engineering, Kolkata , West Bengal, India Sri Lanka [ edit ] S. Thomas' College, Bandarawela ,
189-619: A jazz composition by saxophonist Sonny Rollins St. Thomas: Tribute to Great Tenors , a 1991 album by the New York Unit Thomas Hansen (musician) (1976–2007), Norwegian musician who performed under the name Saint Thomas A hymn composed by Aaron Williams Other uses [ edit ] Saint Thomas Christians , an ancient community of Christians from Kerala, India St Thomas' Hospital , Southwark St. Thomas University (New Brunswick) , Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada Thomasleeha or St. Thomas,
216-453: A private school S. Thomas' College, Gurutalawa , a private Christian school St. Thomas' College, Kotte , a Catholic school St. Thomas' College, Matale , a secondary school St. Thomas' College, Matara , a government school for boys S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia , a private Anglican school S. Thomas' Preparatory School, Kollupitiya , a private Anglican school United States [ edit ] Saint Thomas Academy ,
243-676: A saint after his execution Thomas of Villanova (1488–1555), Spanish friar of the Order of Saint Augustine, writer, archbishop Thomas More (1478–1535), English lawyer, philosopher, author, statesman Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland , (1528-1572) Earl of Northumberland, leader of the Rising of the North , Martyr Thomas Danki (died 1597), see Saints Paul Miki and Companions Thomas Kozaki (died 1597), see Saints Paul Miki and Companions Thomas Garnet (died 1608), Jesuit priest who
270-534: Is home to 300 family-owned casket businesses that each produce about 80 caskets monthly or a total production of 24,000 a month. Casket capital of the Philippines, Oct. 22, 2012 Santo Tomas' main attractions and events are: Pursuant to the local government the political seat of the municipality is at the Municipal Town Hall. The gobernadorcillo is the chief executive who holds office in
297-550: The Battle of Santo Tomas . The municipality of Santo Tomas, the smallest town in Pampanga, is at the heart of the province. The capital city of San Fernando bounds it on the north-west the municipality of San Simon on the north-east, the municipality of Minalin on the south-east and Bacolor on the west. Santo Tomas is politically divided into seven barangays . Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios . In
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#1732776302321324-403: The 2020 census, the population of Santo Tomas, Pampanga, was 42,846 people, with a density of 2,000 inhabitants per square kilometre or 5,200 inhabitants per square mile. Poverty incidence of Santo Tomas Source: Philippine Statistics Authority In the records of Department of Trade and Industry (Philippines) , the town holds the title “ casket capital of Central Luzon .” It
351-561: The Apostle . He is also called Doubting Thomas or Didymus (meaning " twin ," as does "Thomas" in Aramaic ) and was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus . The patronal feast is celebrated yearly on 21 December from the town's original founding date of 1792. On September 15, 1792, Santo Tomas was severed from its parent Minalin, Pampanga . On May 4, 1899, the town was under the U.S. Force's administration. On January 2, 1905, it
378-683: The Apostle Rural , a civil parish in Cornwall, United Kingdom United States [ edit ] Saint Thomas, Indiana , an unincorporated community St. Thomas, Minnesota St. Thomas, Missouri St. Thomas, Nevada , a sunken town St. Thomas, North Dakota St. Thomas Township, Pennsylvania Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands , an island in the Caribbean Sea Saint Thomas (Brandenburg colony) ,
405-623: The Parish Pastoral Center and Convent were blessed and inaugurated by Bishop Paciano Aniceto. On October 16, 2004, the columbarium , mortuary and museum were blessed. The 1962 San Matias Parish Church belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Fernando . Its incumbent parish priest is Rev. Marius P. Roque, of the Vicariate of Christ, under Vicar Forane, Rev. Reynaldo D. dela Cruz. It has
432-644: The Presidencia. During the American rule (1898–1946) , the elected mayor and local officials, including the appointed ones, hold office at the Municipal Town Hall. The legislative and executive departments perform their functions in the Sangguniang Bayan (Session Hall) and Municipal Trial Court, respectively, and are in the Town Hall. As of 2013 Santo Tomas' incumbent mayor is Johnny A. Sambo and
459-612: The first abbot of the Abbey of Farfa Thomas Becket (died 1170), also called Saint Thomas of Canterbury and Saint Thomas the Martyr Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274), Catholic philosopher and theologian Thomas Cantilupe , or Thomas of Hereford (died 1282) Thomas of Dover or Thomas Hales (died 1295), martyr Thomas of Tolentino (died 1321), martyred in India Thomas of Lancaster (1278–1322), venerated as
486-475: The 💕 (Redirected from Saint Thomas (disambiguation) ) Saint Thomas or St. Thomas may refer to: People [ edit ] Thomas the Apostle (died AD 72), syrian-Christian Apostle, church of the east syric rite founder, and Saint of the 1st century Thomas the Hermit , Coptic Desert Father and Saint of the 4th century Thomas of Maurienne or Thomas of Farfa Abbey (died 720),
513-523: The house of late Mayor Patricio Gomez, the first municipal mayor. In 1955, under Republic Act 1250 , the San Matias seat was transferred to Santo Tomas. President Ferdinand E. Marcos issued Presidential Decree No. 1441 on June 11, 1978, transferring the seat of municipal government from Barangay SantoTomas to Barangay San Vicente. The town was the site of the bloody encounter between Filipino and American forces during Philippine Revolution known as
540-552: The last centavo and deposited in the municipal fund of Santo Tomas." In March 2012, Mayor Naguit opened the LGU's approved project under the Local Government Support Fund (LGSF) on February 29, 2011: "P 700, 000 Improvement and Concreting of Balangcas Road." On October 12, 2011, the " Donato Bondoc Pangilinan, Sr. " Municipal Town Hall Annex Building in San Matias, Santo Tomas was inaugurated and funded under
567-456: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Saint_Thomas&oldid=1255683151 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Title and name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Santo Tomas, Pampanga As
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#1732776302321594-591: The municipal vice mayor was Gloria P. Ronquillo. On July 23, 2012, incumbent mayor Joselito Naguit filed his counter-affidavit to the Office of the Deputy Ombudsman for Luzon on graft charges against him by former municipal administrator Rodelio Garcia. The mayor said over the weekend that "the P9.5 million in cash advances he allegedly made for the months of May to November 2011 were all returned, accounted for to
621-591: The office of Francis Pangilinan . The 1767 St. Thomas the Apostle Parish Church (Santo Tomas, Pampanga) belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Fernando . The Parish celebrated its 250th Founding Anniversary in 2017. The feast is every Easter Sunday and July 3 and its current Parish Priest was Rev. Fr. Marcelino M. Miranda of the Vicariate of Christ the King It has a population of 20,202, with Catholics, 19,833. On February 14, 2004,
648-485: The title Santo Tomas . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Santo_Tomas&oldid=1227048644 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Saint Thomas (disambiguation) From Misplaced Pages,
675-479: The youngest and smallest Pampanga town, Santo Tomas has a total land area of 1,467 hectares (3,625 acres). It is a mainly agricultural and fishing community; industry includes casket manufacture, ceramics, and carpentry. The town's name is derived from Baliwag ("tardy" in Kapampangan) a reference to local habit of arriving late for Mass . Baliwag, whose original name was Santo Tomas, had its Patron, St. Thomas
702-408: Was ceded to San Fernando, Pampanga until 1905. On October 12, 1951, Executive Order No. 476 (issued by Elpidio Quirino ) created Santo Tomas and its five barrios of San Matias, San Vicente, San Bartolome, Santo Rosario and Santo Tomas with the seat of government at barrio San Vicente. On January 11, 1952, the municipality of Santo Tomas was re-inaugurated. The first municipal hall was temporarily at
729-1777: Was executed in London Thomas De Van Nguyen (died 1839), of the Vietnamese Martyrs Thomas Du Viet Dinh (died 1839), of the Vietnamese Martyrs Thomas Thien Tran (died 1838), of the Vietnamese Martyrs Thomas Toan, of the Vietnamese Martyrs Thomas Khuong, of the Vietnamese Martyrs Places [ edit ] Brazil [ edit ] São Tomé, Rio Grande do Norte , municipality in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil Sâo Tomé, Paraná , city in Paraná, Brazil Canada [ edit ] St. Thomas, Newfoundland and Labrador , Canada St. Thomas, Ontario , Canada Saint-Thomas, Quebec , Canada Saint-Thomas-Didyme, Quebec , Canada Saint-Thomas-d'Aquin, former municipality now part of Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec , Canada Saint-Thomas-de-Pierreville, former municipality now part of Pierreville, Quebec , Canada France [ edit ] Saint-Thomas, Aisne , France Saint-Thomas, Haute-Garonne , France United Kingdom [ edit ] St Thomas, Exeter , United Kingdom St Thomas, Swansea , United Kingdom St. Thomas (electoral ward) , Swansea, Wales St Thomas
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