Reli

• St. Peter


  Greek -petro's, means rock
• He was one of the three disciples who was closest to Jesus, in evas
• He witnessed miracles and moments that the other apostles weren't aware of
• He died crucified upon by can emperor. Nevo, in Rome around 64, AD
• He was crusified upside down because he believed he was not worthy of dying the same death as Jesus
• St. James


  Hebrew name "Ya'akov", the Greek name for Jacob, the patriarch. The meaning of the name is "he who supplants"
• He is often referred to as "Tappes"
• He was one of the disciples
• He was referred to as "the Greater"
• He was one of the four who witnessed certain events
• • Hebrew name "Yohhanan", meaning of "Yahweh" - is gracious
  • Jesus nicknamed James and John, sons of Zebedee, as "sons of thunder"
  • John wrote five books
  • Only disciple who was not martyred, died of old age in 98
  • He wrote the book of Revelation, or in Ephesus


  St. John
• • His original Hebrew & Aramaic name
  • He used Greek name "Andreas" meaning "manly" or "masculine"
  • He was Simon Peter's brother
  • He was the first disciple that Jesus told Peter was the Messiah
  • Crucified in the Greek city of Patras in an "X" shaped cross


  St. Andrew
• • From Bethsaida, a fishing town on the Sea of Galilee
  • His name "Philippos" means "friend of horses"
  • Also known as Bartholomew to Jesus
  • Crucified upside down with Bartholomew in Hierapolis, Turkey, 80 AD


  St. Philip
• • Aramaic name Bartalmai means "son of Talmai"
  • Born in Cana of Galilee
  • Travelled to distant lands such as India and Turkey to spread the gospel
  • Supposedly skinned alive and then beheaded in Albanopolis in Caucasia in 68 AD
  • Some suggest he was crucified and taken down before he died

  St. Bartholomew
• • From the Greek "Matthaios", from the Hebrew "Matityahu" meaning "gift of Yahweh"
  • Also known as Levi
  • Tax collector
  • Only Evangelist who shares the eight Beatitudes
  • Was staked or impaled using spears and then beheaded


  St. Matthew
• • Aramaic name "Te'oma" means "twin"
  • Also called Didymus (Greek) meaning "the twin"
  • Known as "Doubting Thomas"
  • Disbelieved the resurrection of Jesus
  • Martyred during prayer

  St. Thomas
• • Aramaic name "Shimon" means "he has heard"
  • Tradition holds he spread the gospel in Egypt as a missionary and then joined the apostles

  St. Simon the Zealot
• • Hebrew name "Yehudah" meaning "praise"
  • Preached the Gospel in Judea, Samaria, Idumaea
  • Died as a martyr around the year 65 AD


  St. Jude AKA Thaddaeus
• • Aramaic name "Matityahu" meaning "gift of Yahweh"
  • One of the original twelve apostles, appointed by lot to replace Judas Iscariot
  • Stoned at the end of his ministry


  St. Matthias