Let

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Lets Talk About The Apostles

• How many?

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Thats Right 12!

• Peter
• Andrew
• James (the Greater)
• John
• Philip
• Bartholomew

• Thomas
• Matthew
• James (the Less)
• Jude
• Simon
• Judas Iscariot

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St. Peter

• The man Our Lord picked to lead His Church
• First Pope
• Originally named Simon
• Established the Church in Rome
• Crucified upside down in 67 AD
• Mentioned more than 200 times in the NT
• Always mentioned first among the Apostles

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St. Andrew

• Brother of St. Peter
• First one called by Jesus
• Also a martyr
• Public Relations man of the Apostles

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St. James The Greater

• Brother of John Evangelist
• Preached in present-day Spain
• Martyred
• Relics in Santiago de Compostela, Spain

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St. John

• Brother of James the Greater
• Known as Son of Thunder
• He was assigned the care of Jesus mother
• Only one of the Apostles not to die a violent
  death
• Wrote fourth Gospel, 3 Epistles the Book of
  Revelation

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St. Philip

• When Jesus asked Philip how much would it cost to
  feed the 5,000, St. Philip provided the answer.
• The Greeks who wished to speak with Jesus usually
  approached Philip

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St. Bartholomew

• He was a friend of Philip
• Little known about him
• He may be Nathaniel in Johns Gospel
• Preached in Egypt and Inidia

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St. Thomas

• Known as Didymus or twin.
• Doubting Thomas
• Preached in Persia and India

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St. Matthew

• Tax collector for Rome
• Despised by the Jews
• Eventually wrote the Gospel for the Jews

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St. James the Less

• Less used to distinguish him from James, the
  brother of John
• Leader of the Christian Community in Jerusalem

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St. Jude

• Known as Thaddeus
• Patron of hopeless causes

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St. Simon

• Known as the Cananean and the Zealot
• Preached in Africa

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Judas Iscariot

• Betrayed Jesus for 30 pieces of silver
• Bursar or purse-keeper for the Apostles
• Cast away the silver
• Hanged himself

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St. Matthias

• Chosen to replace Judas

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St. Paul

• Known as an Apostle because he was called by
  Christ
• Persecuted Christians until Christ spoke to him
• Name was also Saul
• Martyred by beheading outside the walls of Rome
• Wrote many Epistles

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St. Barnabas

• Known as an Apostle because he was a close
  collaborator with St. Paul
• Martyred

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St. Luke

• Not an original Apostle
• Wrote a Gospel
• Wrote Acts of the Apostles
• Physician
• He was NOT a bishop
• Mary was probably source for some writings

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St. Mark

• Author of one Gospel
• Secretary to St. Peter
• Relics believed to be in Venice, Italy