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Saint Bartholomew the Apostle

Saint Bartholomew (right) with Saint John, by Dosso Dossi
Apostle, Martyr
Born
1st century AD
Iudaea (Palaestina)
Died
1st century AD
Armenia. Flayed and then crucified
Honored in
Assyrian Church of the East
Roman Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Churches
Oriental Orthodoxy
Anglican Communion
Lutheran Church
Islam (named in Muslim exegesis as one of the disciples)
Major shrine
Saint Bartholomew Monastery in historical Armenia, Relics at Saint Bartholomew-on-the-Tiber Church, Rome, the Canterbury Cathedral, the Cathedral in Frankfurt, and the San Bartolomeo Cathedral in Lipari
Feast
August 24 (Western Christianity)
June 11 (Eastern Christianity)
Attributes
Knife, His flayed skin
Patronage
Armenia; bookbinders; butchers; Florentine cheese and salt merchants; Gambatesa, Italy; G?arg?ur, Malta; leather workers; neurological diseases; plasterers; shoemakers; tanners; trappers; twitching; whiteners
Bartholomew was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, and is usually identified as Nathaniel (alternate spelling: Nathanael)[1] (mentioned in the first chapter of John's Gospel). He was introduced to Christ through St. Philip, another of the twelve apostles as per (John 1:43-51
13 years ago. Rating: 0 | |
Saint Bartholomew the Apostle

Saint Bartholomew (right) with Saint John, by Dosso Dossi
Apostle, Martyr
Born
1st century AD
Iudaea (Palaestina)
Died
1st century AD
Armenia. Flayed and then crucified
Honored in
Assyrian Church of the East
Roman Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Churches
Oriental Orthodoxy
Anglican Communion
Lutheran Church
Islam (named in Muslim exegesis as one of the disciples)
Major shrine
Saint Bartholomew Monastery in historical Armenia, Relics at Saint Bartholomew-on-the-Tiber Church, Rome, the Canterbury Cathedral, the Cathedral in Frankfurt, and the San Bartolomeo Cathedral in Lipari
Feast
August 24 (Western Christianity)
June 11 (Eastern Christianity)
Attributes
Knife, His flayed skin
Patronage
Armenia; bookbinders; butchers; Florentine cheese and salt merchants; Gambatesa, Italy; G?arg?ur, Malta; leather workers; neurological diseases; plasterers; shoemakers; tanners; trappers; twitching; whiteners
Bartholomew was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, and is usually identified as Nathaniel (alternate spelling: Nathanael)[1] (mentioned in the first chapter of John's Gospel). He was introduced to Christ through St. Philip, another of the twelve apostles as per (John 1:43-51
13 years ago. Rating: 0 | |
Saint Bartholomew the Apostle

Saint Bartholomew (right) with Saint John, by Dosso Dossi
Apostle, Martyr
Born
1st century AD
Iudaea (Palaestina)
Died
1st century AD
Armenia. Flayed and then crucified
Honored in
Assyrian Church of the East
Roman Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Churches
Oriental Orthodoxy
Anglican Communion
Lutheran Church
Islam (named in Muslim exegesis as one of the disciples)
Major shrine
Saint Bartholomew Monastery in historical Armenia, Relics at Saint Bartholomew-on-the-Tiber Church, Rome, the Canterbury Cathedral, the Cathedral in Frankfurt, and the San Bartolomeo Cathedral in Lipari
Feast
August 24 (Western Christianity)
June 11 (Eastern Christianity)
Attributes
Knife, His flayed skin
Patronage
Armenia; bookbinders; butchers; Florentine cheese and salt merchants; Gambatesa, Italy; G?arg?ur, Malta; leather workers; neurological diseases; plasterers; shoemakers; tanners; trappers; twitching; whiteners
Bartholomew was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, and is usually identified as Nathaniel (alternate spelling: Nathanael)[1] (mentioned in the first chapter of John's Gospel). He was introduced to Christ through St. Philip, another of the twelve apostles as per (John 1:43-51
13 years ago. Rating: 0 | |