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Barnabas

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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 was an early Christian disciple and apostle from Cyprus who worked as a missionary companion to Paul the Apostle, spreading Christianity among Gentiles in the cities of Anatolia. He was also a participant in the Council of Jerusalem, a significant early Christian gathering that helped shape the emerging church's practices and beliefs.

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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
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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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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
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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
member of
seventy disciples
significant person
Paul the Apostle
birth name
Иосия
subject has role
apostle
significant place
Santa Maria al Paradiso Church
not found in
Pauly–Wissowa
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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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