Russians brave cold, snow to see holy belt of Mother of God in Moscow

Katie Cannon 20/11/2011 According to a number of religious texts, Thomas the Apostle, or Doubting Thomas since he did not believe in the ascension of Christ until he touched Christ’s wounds, also doubted the Virgin Mary’s Assumption. It is said that she tossed her girdle, or what is now called a belt, that she had made from camel hair herself, to Thomas from above in order to make him believe that she had been lifted to heaven.