Doubting Thomas

On the north side of the capital is the scene of Christ who appears to the apostles and shows the wound in his side to Thomas (Jn 20:24-29). The apostle’s lack of faith and his touching of Christ’s wounds with his finger bring the doubters back to the faith and turn Thomas into a witness of the Resurrection.
Thomas is kneeling in full profile before the risen Christ. He stretches out his hand to search for Christ’s wound. Christ, who stands before him, pushes his tunic to one side, so that the wound in his side is exposed; he has raised his right arm so as to make the wound visible.
Further apostles stand on the other side of the capital; eloquent in gesture, they confabulate with each other, but the relation between them is not clear due to the poor conservation of the capital.
The role of witnesses, who confirm the veracity of Christ’s Resurrection and testify to the interest in his corporeality, is recurred to several times in this wing of the cloister. This capital shows the last of the three appearances of the Risen Christ (E10PP22, E11PP23). Whereas in the others it is the role of sight that is emphasized, here it is that of touch.

John Gospel Christ wound Thomas doubting