Bartholomew the Apostle
Christian apostle and martyr
b. 1st century BC · d. 1st century
2nd Catholicos of All Armenians
Offices
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.
Related people
- Jesus disciple of
- Jesus sent by · traditional
- Jude the Apostle succeeded · inferred
Events
- The Calling of the First Disciples 28
- Calling of the Twelve 28
- Sermon on the Mount 28
- Sending of the Twelve 29
- triumphal entry into Jerusalem 30
- Christ washing the Disciples' feet 30
- Last Supper 30
- Great Commission 30
- Ascension of Jesus 30
- Pentecost 30
- The Mission of Bartholomew to India 55
- The Martyrdom of Bartholomew in Armenia 68
Commemorated
Places
- Cana birth
- Jerusalem ministry
- India travel
- Armenia martyrdom
- Albanopolis death
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.
- Gospel of Matthew 4 claims — Sermon on the Mount; Sending of the Twelve; Last Supper
- Gospel of John 2 claims — The Calling of the First Disciples; Christ washing the Disciples' feet
- Gospel of Mark 2 claims — Calling of the Twelve; triumphal entry into Jerusalem
- Acts of the Apostles 1 claim — Pentecost
- Ecclesiastical History 1 claim — The Mission of Bartholomew to India
- The Golden Legend 1 claim — The Martyrdom of Bartholomew in Armenia
- Gospel of Luke 1 claim — Ascension of Jesus
Also recorded as
- Nathanael (follower of Jesus) traditionally identified with