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  1. 5 days ago · Saint Simon the Zealot with his attribute of a saw. The name Simon occurs in all of the Synoptic Gospels and the Book of Acts each time there is a list of apostles, without further details: Simon, (whom he also named Peter,) and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew, Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon ...

  2. Jul 16, 2024 · S.t Simon the Apostle (flourished 1st century ce —died, Persia or Edessa, Greece?; Western feast day October 28, Eastern feast day June 19) was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. In the Gospels of Mark and Matthew, he bears the epithet Kananaios, or the Cananaean, often wrongly interpreted to mean “from Cana” or “from Canaan.”.

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  3. Jul 20, 2024 · But before Jesus names him Peter, Peter was Simon. Which is why, in order to distinguish the head of the Apostles from the “other” Simon, today’s saint often appears in the Apostolic lists as either “Simon the Zealot” (Luke 6:15) or “Simon the Canaanite” (Mark 3:18).

  4. Jul 17, 2024 · St. Jude Thaddaeus. St. Jude, known as Thaddaeus, was a brother of St. James the Lesser, and a relative of Jesus. Ancient writers tell us that he preached the Gospel in Judea, Samaria, Idumaea ...

  5. 4 days ago · These portraits are now considered the oldest known images of Christ’s apostles. Occasionally, new, earlier depictions of the disciples are discovered. Remarkably, they seem to match what we know about their appearances. Here is a collection of the oldest known pictures of the disciples. Simon Peter 4th Century James (son of Zebedee) 6th Century

  6. Jul 17, 2024 · A Biblical Guide to the 12 Disciples of Jesus. The Bible teaches us that the original apostles of Jesus were Peter, James, John, Andrew, Philip, Judas Iscariot, Matthew, Thomas, James, the son of Alpheus, Bartholomew, Judas Thaddeus, and Simon Zelotes. Among these were fishermen during the time of calling, i.e., Peter, James, John, and Andrew.

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  8. 5 days ago · Among the twelve disciples of Jesus were two men named Simon. We are very familiar with the Simon whom Jesus called, Peter (John 1:42). However, the other Simon is only mentioned four times in the New Testament. These four occasions are when the names of the disciples are given (Matthew 10:4; Mark 3:18; Luke 6:15; Acts 1:13).

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