Trivia - May 17

Question: Who am I?  There is a story that I was missioned to a faraway country but I resisted. Christ then appeared and I was ultimately sold as a slave to an Indian prince who was visiting Jerusalem. Therefore I traveled to a distant country. There  I was given a small fortune to build a palace but I instead spent the fortune on the poor, thus "building a superb palace in heaven".  My symbol is the builder's square.  Who am I and what/who am I the patron saint of?


Answer: Saint Thomas, patron saint of Architects/Builders/Construction Workers/Surveyors, Theologians and of India.