Bartholomew the Apostle

Christian apostle and martyr

b. 1st century BC · d. 1st century

2nd Catholicos of All Armenians

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
Jude the Apostle succeeded
Merozanes preceded

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

The Synaxis of the Twelve Apostles
Bartholomew the Apostle
The translation of the relics of Bartholomew

Places

Cana · Jerusalem · India · Armenia · Albanopolis

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