Daily 70 – Holy mother of god!

Looking for a specific etymology here.

Version one:

This baby made in the 16th century was renowned for her fabulous cargo, which stoked the English appetite for trade with the Far East, then a monopoly of the country that made her :

Version 2:

A church of the same name as the above ship was consecrated by a very prominent family from the same country in a land far, far away who lived in a region which was the namesake of the apostle depicted below:

Explain.

Note: Weekly remains open for 4 days.

Answer: This one went uncracked. The ship went by the name Madre de Deus ( literally mother of God in Portuguese). A church of the same name was founded by a well to do Poruguese family who lived in an area called Santhome ( from Saint “Doubting” Thomas who lived and died in Mylapore). This is how the city of Madras got its name.

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