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Philip. warlike; a lover of horses. Smith's Bible Dictionary. Philip. ( lover of horses) the apostle was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter, ( John 1:44) and apparently was among the Galilean peasants of that district who flocked to hear the preaching of the Baptist. The manner in which St. John speaks of him indicates a previous ...
The Apostle. Philip, Saint, APOSTLE.—Like the brothers, Peter and Andrew, Philip was a native of Bethsaida on Lake Genesareth (John, i, 44). He also was among those surrounding the Baptist when the latter first pointed out Jesus as the Lamb of God. On the day after Peter’s call, when about to set out for Galilee, Jesus met Philip and called ...
Jan 2, 2015 · Philip in Caesarea. Acts 8:40 Philip spreads the Good News of Jesus in all the coastal towns he passes through before reaching Caesarea on the coast of Samaria (see 4 on Map 18). Caesarea was an important Roman port, and the headquarters of the Roman administration in Judaea and Samaria. Herod the Great had built the harbour (and a palace for ...
Jul 6, 2023 · The remains of the apostle Philip are no longer in the tomb, however. According to D’Andria, the saint’s relics were very likely moved from Hierapolis to Constantinople at the end of the sixth century and then possibly taken to Rome and placed in the newly dedicated Church of St. Philip and St. John (now the Church of the Holy Apostles), although 12th-century reports describe seeing Philip ...
Jun 25, 2022 · Many in the church had cause to thank God for their influence on their home and family of Philip. 7. He was Practical. On the feeding of the five thousand people, Philip was put in charge of the supplies and food. He was the kind of guy who was practical always thinking about the bottom line.
Philip the Apostle In his General Audience Address on September 5, 2006, Pope Benedict XVI continued his catechesis on the Apostles, reflecting this time on St. Philip. The Pope dwelt on St ...
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