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Santhome (Tamil: சாந்தோம்) is a locality in Chennai in India. The word Santhome or San Thome is derived from Saint Thomas, one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ. The local Christian mythology is that apostle St. Thomas came to India in A.D.52 and was martyred in A.D.72 at St.Thomas Mount, a different part of the City, and was buried in Mylapore. A church was built over the tomb of the Saint and the area near the church is known as Santhome Church. Santhome is a part of Mylapore in Chennai city (old Madras) in India. Santhome Cathedral Basilica is one among the three churches claimed to have been built over the tomb of an apostle. The other two are St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, Italy and the Saint James the Great in Santiago, Spain Santiago de Compostela