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Bartholomew the Apostle
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Christian apostle and martyr
Bartholomew was one of the twelve apostles chosen by Jesus Christ in the New Testament, and he is venerated in Christian tradition as a martyr who died for his faith. He is remembered in Christianity as an important early follower of Jesus whose missionary work and death helped establish the Christian religion.
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- Part of
- Twelve Apostles
- Given name
- Bartholomew
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Cana
- Place of death
- Albanopolis
- Occupation
- presbyter
- Position held
- apostle
- Religion
- Christianity
- Student of
- Jesus
- Image
- St. Barholomew icon in Saint Michael Archangel church in Baku.JPG
- Said to be same as
- Nathanael
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- Sanctus Bartholomaeus
- iconographic symbol
- knife
- date of death
- 0100-01-01
- Commons category
- Saint Bartholomew
- canonization status
- saint
- date of birth
- 0100-01-01
- cause of death
- decapitation
- topic's main category
- Category:Saint Bartholomew
- domain of saint or deity
- Frankfurt
- present in work
- Acts 1
- name in native language
- בר תולמי
- manner of death
- capital punishment
- subject has role
- apostle
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Encyclopedic overview
Bartholomew was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus according to the New Testament. Most scholars today identify Bartholomew as Nathanael, who appears in the Gospel of John (1:45–51; cf. 21:2).
New Testament references
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