Philip the Evangelist

Ancient Roman saint

b. 1st century · d. 1st century

Philip the Evangelist appears several times in the Acts of the Apostles. According to the work, he was one of the Seven chosen to care for the poor of the Christian community in Jerusalem. He preached and performed miracles in Samaria, and met and baptised an Ethiopian man, a eunuch, on the road from Jerusalem to Gaza, traditionally marking the start of the Ethiopian Church. Later, Philip lived in Caesarea Maritima with his four daughters who prophesied, where he was visited by Paul the Apostle.

Related people

Ethiopian eunuch baptizer of

Events

The appointment of the Seven 33
Philip preaches in Samaria 34
The baptism of the Ethiopian eunuch 34
Philip at Caesarea with his four daughters 57

Commemorated

The Synaxis of the Seventy Apostles
Philip the Evangelist

Places

Caesarea Maritima birth
Hierapolis death

How we know

Recorded as a historical figure.

Acts of the Apostles 4 claims — The appointment of the Seven; Philip preaches in Samaria; The baptism of the Ethiopian eunuch

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