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Also known as Joseph The Levite, Joses The Levite, Saint Barnabas, St. Barnabas

Barnabas (; ; ), born Joseph () or Joses (), was a prominent Christian disciple, identified as an apostle in Acts 14:14. According to Acts 4:36, he was a Cypriot Levite. He undertook missionary journeys as a companion of Paul the Apostle, evangelizing among the "God-fearing" Gentiles who attended synagogues in some of the Hellenized cities of Anatolia. He participated in the Council of Jerusalem ( AD).

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Barnabas, born with the name Иосия or Ἰωσήφ, was a male Christian presbyter and apostle who served as a bishop and archbishop. A member of the seventy disciples, he was associated with significant figures such as Mark the Evangelist and Paul the Apostle. He spoke Ancient Greek and was canonized as a saint, with a feast day observed on June 11.

Born in Salamis, Barnabas died there in 61 by burning. He is buried in Cyprus. His life and works are described in sources including the De viris illustribus, Pauly–Wissowa, and the Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron. He is distinct from Barabbas.

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1973-05
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Total plays
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Monte Cooley, founder of Barnabas, on the origins of the band: "The Lord put it on my heart to start a hard-rock Christian band in 1977, for evangelizing young people. At the time, I was unaware of *any* Christian groups that were playing anything that could remotely be called hard or metal rock; this was before I heard about Resurrection Band. " Monte eventually left the band. But Barnabas went on to record some of the greatest Christian Metal acheivements of the early to mid 80's. <a href="ht

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Key facts

Christian leader.honorific_prefix
Saint
Christian leader.name
Barnabas
Christian leader.title
Apostle and Bishop of Milan
Christian leader.ordained_by
Jesus Christ
Christian leader.alma_mater
School of Gamaliel
Christian leader.see
Milan and Cyprus
Christian leader.feast_day
11 June
Christian leader.venerated
Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church Oriental Orthodox Churches Anglican Communion Lutheran Church
Christian leader.image
Galería Uffizi, Florencia, Italia, 2022 09 18, DD 42 (1) (cropped).jpg
Christian leader.imagesize
220 px
Christian leader.birth_place
Salamis, Roman Cyprus
Christian leader.death_place
Salamis, Roman Cyprus
Christian leader.successor
St. Anathalon of Milan
Christian leader.church
Early Church
Christian leader.metropolis
Milan and Cyprus
Christian leader.canonized_date
Pre-Congregation
Christian leader.attributes
Red Martyr, Pilgrim's staff; olive branch; holding the Gospel of Matthew
Christian leader.patronage
Cyprus, Antioch, against hailstorms, invoked as peacemaker, peacekeeping missions

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Barnaba
Gender
male
Place of birth
Salamis
Place of death
Salamis
Occupation
presbyter
Languages spoken
Ancient Greek
Religion
Christianity
Image
San Barnaba.jpg
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Commons category
Saint Barnabas
date of death
0061-00-00
feast day
June 11
canonization status
saint
date of birth
0001-00-00
described by source
Wikitólica
place of burial
Cyprus
cause of death
death by burning
Commons Creator page
Saint Barnabas
significant person
Paul the Apostle
birth name
Иосия
subject has role
apostle
not found in
Pauly–Wissowa
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Encyclopedic overview

12 sections
Contents
  • Name and etymologies
  • Biblical narrative
  • Barnabas and Antioch
  • Martyrdom
  • Other sources
  • Alleged writings
  • The Barnabites
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links

Barnabas (; ; ), born Joseph () or Joses (), was a prominent Christian disciple, identified as an apostle in Acts 14:14. According to Acts 4:36, he was a Cypriot Levite. He undertook missionary journeys as a companion of Paul the Apostle, evangelizing among the "God-fearing" Gentiles who attended synagogues in some of the Hellenized cities of Anatolia. He participated in the Council of Jerusalem ( AD).

Barnabas' story appears in the Acts of the Apostles, and Paul mentions him in some of his epistles. Tertullian named him as the author of the Epistle to the Hebrews, but this and other attributions are conjecture. The Epistle of Barnabas was ascribed to him by Clement of Alexandria and others in the early church and the epistle is included under his name in Codex Sinaiticus, the earliest extant manuscript of the complete New Testament. A minority of modern scholars concur with this traditional attribution

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