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Nov 15, 2021 · Updated Nov 15, 2021. Bartholomew. Have you ever heard that name or read about Bartholomew in the Bible? Who was this man named Bartholomew? Did you know he was referred to as Nathanael in the Gospel of John? Why did he have two names? Bartholomew was called by Jesus to be one of the 12 disciples.
Apr 2, 2014 · QUICK FACTS. Name: Bartholomew. Birth City: Province of ludae [Palaestina] Gender: Male. Best Known For: Saint Bartholomew was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ who was martyred in...
Aug 5, 2022 · This is all we know about Bartholomew/Nathanael from Scripture. As an apostle, Bartholomew saw the risen Lord Jesus (John 21:2) and was present at the Ascension (Acts 1:1–11). Tradition indicates that Bartholomew was a minister of the gospel in Persia and India.
Jun 25, 2019 · Scott P. Richert. Updated on June 25, 2019. Not much is known about the life of Saint Bartholomew. He is mentioned by name four times in the New Testament, once in each of the synoptic gospels (Matthew 10:3; Mark 3:18; Luke 6:14), and once in the Acts of the Apostles (Acts 1:13).
Saint Bartholomew was one of the original twelve Apostles. Being a close friend of Christ’s, being transformed by Him, faithful to Him, and later evangelizing and giving up his life for Him, we look up to Saint Bartholomew as an example of holiness.
See Nathanael. Tradition has been busy with the name of Bartholomew. Widely different fields of missionary labor have been assigned to him—India, Phrygia, and Armenia. Various apostles were named as his co-workers, and different forms of martyrdom were ascribed to him.
The Apostle Bartholomew shows the followers of Christ that attachment to Jesus can be lived daily without doing sensational, extraordinary deeds. At the General Audience on Wednesday, 4 October, the Holy Father continued his Reflections on the Apostles for the faithful gathered in St. Peter's Square by commenting on St. Bartholomew.
