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− | The holy, glorious and all-laudable '''Apostle Bartholomew''' was one of the [[Apostles|Twelve Great Apostles]]. He is referenced in the Synoptic [[Gospels]] and in the [[Acts of the Apostles]]. His [[feast day]] | + | The holy, glorious and all-laudable '''Apostle Bartholomew''' was one of the [[Apostles|Twelve Great Apostles]]. He is referenced in the Synoptic [[Gospels]] and in the [[Acts of the Apostles]]. His [[feast day]]s are celebrated on [[June 11]] and [[August 25]]. |
== Life == | == Life == |
Revision as of 13:01, October 19, 2005
The holy, glorious and all-laudable Apostle Bartholomew was one of the Twelve Great Apostles. He is referenced in the Synoptic Gospels and in the Acts of the Apostles. His feast days are celebrated on June 11 and August 25.
Life
After the Ascension of Christ, Bartholomew preached in Asia with the Apostle Philip, Philip's sister Mariamma, and Apostle John. He later preached in India and then Armenia where he was martyred. Prior to India, he was crucified upside down in Hierapolis with the Apostle Philip for causing the death of a great serpent the people worshipped and healing people through prayer. He was removed from the cross during a great earthquake because the people thought God was judging them; St. Philip had already reposed.
He then went to India, translated the Gospel of Matthew and cured the Armenian king's daughter of insanity; but the king's envious brother had him crucified, skinned him and finally beheaded him.
Christians buried his body but because of the miracles happening over his relics the pagans threw his coffin into the sea. The coffin ended up at the island of Lipara where Bishop Agathon—who met it via a revelation in a dream—buried it in a church. St. Bartholomew appeared to St. Joseph the Hymnographer and blessed him that he might be able to sing spiritual hymns saying, 'Let heavenly water of wisdom flow from your tongue!' He also appeared to Emperor Anastasius (491-518) and told him that he would protect the new town of Dara. Later his relics were translated to Rome where miracles continue to occur.
Source
- St. Nikolai Velimirovic, The Prologue of Ohrid
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