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	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Bartholomew
		Bartholomew occurs in ecclesiastical literature before Eusebius, who mentions that Pantaenus, the master of Origen, while evangelizing India, was told that the Apostle had preached there before him and had given to his converts the Gospel of St. Matthew written in
		Bartholomew as preaching in Mesopotamia, Persia, Egypt, Armenia, Lycaonia, Phrygia, and on the shores of the Black Sea; one legend, it is interesting to note, identifies him with Nathaniel.
		The manner of his death, said to have occurred at Albanopolis in Armenia, is equally uncertain; according to some, he was beheaded, according to others, flayed alive and crucified, head downward, by order of Astyages, for having converted his brother, Polymius, King of Armenia.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/02313c.htm (478 words)

	Bartholomew - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bartholomew was one of the twelve Apostles of Jesus.
		Bartholomew, along with Saint Jude Thaddeus is reputed to have brought the new religion of Christianity to Armenia in the 1st century.
		The Martyrdom of the Holy and Glorious Apostle Bartholomew, attributed to Pseudo-Abdias, one of the minor Church Fathers
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bartholomew (603 words)

	Bartholomew
		Bartholomew was one of the 12 Apostles of Jesus Christ.
		In the gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke, Philip and Bartholomew are always mentioned together, while Nathanael is never mentioned; in the gospel of John, on the other hand, Philip and Nathanael are similarly mentioned together, but nothing is said of Bartholomew.
		Bartholomew was one of the disciples to whom Christ appeared at the Sea of Tiberias after the resurrection (John 21:2).
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ba/Bartholomew.html (204 words)

	APOSTLE BARTHOLOMEW
		The apostle Bartholomew was led to Christ in the region of Galilee, possibly by the apostle Philip and his latter ministry belongs more to the eastern churches than it does to the western churches.
		Bartholomew is said to have worn a white robe with a purple stripe and a white cloak with four purple gems at the corners.
		A popular tradition among the Armenians is that the apostle Jude (Thaddaeus) was the first to evangelize their region throughout the years of 43 to 66 AD and that the apostle Bartholomew joined him in 60 AD (eight years before Bartholomew was martyred).
	www.biblepath.com /bartholomew.html (446 words)

	Philip the Apostle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The city governor and pagan priest caused Philip and Bartholomew to be crucified.
		Philip's authority was invoked by the Gnostics, who ascribed to the apostle a number of works; for example, a Gospel of Philip forms part of the Nag Hammadi library.
		The apostle Philip is sometimes confused with Philip the Evangelist, who appears in several episodes of Acts.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Philip_the_Apostle (356 words)

	Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, WA
		Apostle Philip set out from Azotus to Syrian Hieropolis (there were several cities of this name) where, stirred up by the Pharisees, the Jews burned the house of Heros, who had taken in the Apostle Philip, and they wanted to kill the apostle.
		The Apostle Bartholomew was still alive when he was taken down, and he baptized all those believing and established a bishop for them.
		The holy Apostle Philip is not to be confused with St Philip the Deacon (commemorated October 11), one of the Seventy.
	home.iprimus.com.au /xenos/apostlephilip.html (816 words)

	Body Theology - St. Bartholomew, Apostle of Healing
		Bartholomew was one of the twelve apostles with Jesus during his earthly ministry.
		Except for the chapel in the Tower of London, the church (known as St. Bartholomew the Great) is the city's oldest place of worship; the hospital is the oldest in London.
		Bartholomew's ("St. Barts") is now a specialized hospital, carrying on work in cardiovascular diseases with its world renowned William Harvey Research Institute, and other fields: psychiatry, cancer, and preventive medicine.
	www.itmonline.org /bodytheology/stbart.htm (933 words)

	Lois Donahue 35: "The Apostle Bartholomew" (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In writing this series about the Apostles, I know there have been several times when, in one way or another, I have had to make the point that 'not a great deal is actually known' about some of these men.
		Evidently at one time it was thought that possibly Bartholomew and Nathanael of the Bible were separate individuals but it is now said that since the ninth century there has been agreement that both names belong to the same person.
		Bartholomew, meaning Son of Tolmai, appears to have been his last, family or 'sur' name and Nathanael, meaning 'God has given', his first name.
	www.catholicwomen.com /kitchen35.htm (1233 words)

	Lives of Orthodox Saints. Holy and All-praised Apostle Philip. (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Holy Apostle Philip was born in the town of Bethsaida in Galilee.
		The Apostle Bartholomew was still alive when he was taken from the cross; on being given his freedom, he baptized all of those who had come to the Faith, and appointed a bishop for them.
		His sister Mariamna buried his body, and together with the Apostle Bartholomew, went to preach the Gospel in Armenia, where the Apostle Bartholomew was crucified (commemorated 11 June); Mariamna continued to preach until her death in Likaonia (commemorated 17 February).
	www.stjohndc.org /russian/Saints/e_ApPhilip.htm (655 words)

	St. Bartholomew
		Thomas unburdened himself through Bartholomew, and it was to Bartholomew’s benefit that he was encumbered with Thomas, for through the doubter he was protected from the danger of becoming too free and lax.
		And a "Bartholomew" must be a "Nathanael," a sunny gift of God that penetrates to the depths of life, but remains on the outside also, so that, once buried in these depths, it does not lose sight of the blue heavens from where it came, where the angels of God ascend and descend.
		As late as 1238 the skull of this apostle was brought to Germany, to Frankfurt on the main river, and preserved in the Cathedral of Bartholomew.
	www.12apostlesofthecatholicchurch.com /bartholomew.html (5096 words)

	Bartholomew - Armeniapedia.org
		Bartholomew was one of the 12 Apostles of Jesus.
		Bartholomew comes from the Aramaic bar-Tôlmay, meaning son of Tolmay or son of the furrows (perhaps a ploughman).
		In works of art he is often represented with a large knife, or, as in Michelangelo's Last Judgment, with his own skin hanging over his arm, because tradition holds that in Armenia he was flayed alive and then crucified with his head upside down.
	www.armeniapedia.org /index.php?title=Bartholomew (120 words)

	St. Bartholomew the Apostle (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Saint Bartholomew was one of the Twelve Apostles, and had Galilee as his homeland; this is all that is known of him for certain according to the history of the Gospels.
		According to some, Bartholomew and Nathanael are the same person, because the Evangelists who mention Bartholomew do not mention Nathanael; and John, who alone mentions Nathanael as one of the Twelve, says nothing of Bartholomew.
		Indeed, Bartholomew is a patronymic, "son of Talmai," which means "bold, spirited" (see also Jesus of Navi 15:14; II Kings 3:3), and Nathanael could have had this as a surname.
	stgeorge.ia.goarch.org /stbart.htm (170 words)

	Saints of August 24 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Gospel of Bartholomew is apocryphal and was condemned in the decree of Pseudo-Gelasius.
		In art, Saint Bartholomew is portrayed as a bearded, sometimes middle-aged, sometimes venerable man, with a book and a butcher's knife used for his flaying.
		Bartholomew is the patron of bookbinders, butchers, corn-chandlers, dyers, glovers, furriers, leather-workers, plasterers, shoemakers, tailors, tanners, vine-growers, and Florentine salt and cheese merchants.
	www.saintpatrickdc.org /ss/0824.htm (1324 words)

	BIO: Bartholomew the Apostle (Site not responding. Last check: )
		He does not name Bartholomew, but early in his account (John 1:43-50) he tells of the call to discipleship of a Nathanael who is often supposed to be the same person.
		This leaves Bartholomew, James the son of Alpheus, and Simon Zelotes.
		Of these, Bartholomew is the leading candidate for two reasons: (1) "Bar-tholomew" is a patronymic, meaning "son of Tolmai (or Talmai)." It is therefore likely that he had another name.
	www.hillsdale.edu /Personal/Westblade/REL/Biography/08/24.html (285 words)

	Courtly Lives - St. Bartholomew
		Bartholomew means "son of the furrow," or a plowman in literal Hebrew.
		Bartholomew is portrayed holding a tanner's knife, the same type knife that was used to flay him.
		Bartholomew is the patron of Armenia, cheese merchants, tanners, plasterers, and he is invoked to cure nervous tics.
	www.angelfire.com /mi4/polcrt/StBart.html (515 words)

	Lives of Saints :: Tout 1
		On this day also, the holy Apostle Bartholomew, one of the twelve disciples, was martyred.
		It happened that the son of the governor of that city died, and Bartholomew the Apostle raised him up from the dead.
		Bartholomew went to the cities on the Mediterranean coast, where the inhabitants knew not God.
	www.copticchurch.net /synaxarium/g_9_12_2003.html (641 words)

	Apostle Bartholomew - OrthodoxWiki
		He is referenced in the Synoptic Gospels and in the Acts of the Apostles.
		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.
		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.
	orthodoxwiki.org /Apostle_Bartholomew (369 words)

	BARTHOLOMEW THE APOSTLE
		It shows, at least, that Bartholomew was of Hebrew descent; it may have been his genuine proper name or simply added to distinguish him as the son of Talmai.
		No mention of St. Bartholomew occurs in ecclesiastical literature before Eusebius, who mentions that Pantaenus, the master of Origen, while evangelizing India, was told that the Apostle had preached there before him and had given to his converts the Gospel of St. Matthew written in Hebrew, which was still treasured by the Church.
		Other traditions represent St. Bartholomew as preaching in Mesopotamia, Persia, Egypt, Armenia, Lycaonia, Phrygia, and on the shores of the Black Sea; one legend, it is interesting to note, identifies him with Nathaniel.
	www.virtualology.com /virtualmuseumofhistory/hallofspirituality/bartholomewtheapostle.com (716 words)

	The Beauty of the Saints
		The Apostle Philip is spoken about several times in the Holy Gospel: he brought to Christ the Apostle Nathaniel (i.e.
		Mariamne his sister buried his body, and went with the Apostle Bartholomew to preach in Armenia, where the Apostle Bartholomew was crucified (June 11); Mariamne herself then preached until her own death at Lykaonia.
		The holy Apostle Philip is not to be confused with St. Philip the Deacon (October 11), one of the Seventy.
	www.unicorne.org /Orthodoxy/2005/beauty4.htm (843 words)

	The Gospel of Bartholomew
		Of this Gospel of Bartholomew we have no sort of description: we find it condemned in the Gelasian Decree, which may mean either that the compiler of the Decree knew a book of that name, or that he took it on trust from Jerome.
		Jesus saith to Bartholomew: As I said unto thee, tread upon his neck and ask him what is his power.] And Bartholomew went and trode upon his neck, and pressed down his face into the earth as far as his ears.
		Bartholomew (Nathanael) was told (in St. John's Gospel) that he would see the angels ascending and descending upon the Son of Man. This promise is fulfilled in the Gospel (i.
	www.gnosis.org /library/gosbart.htm (8282 words)

	Saint Bartholomew, Apostle \| Catholic-Pages.com
		St Bartholomew's name appears on the three lists of the Apostles given in the Gospels of St Matthew, St Mark and St Luke, and in each list he is associated with St Philip.
		St John does not mention the name Bartholomew at all, but he does state, as we have seen, that Philip brought Nathanael to Jesus.
		It is indeed possible that St Bartholomew preached and died in Armenia as the tradition of later historians of that country maintains.
	www.catholic-pages.com /saints/st_bartholomew.asp (275 words)

	August 24 Saint (Site not responding. Last check: )
		"Bartholomew" was one of the first followers of Jesus.
		Like the other apostles, Nathaniel, or Bartholomew, preached the Gospel of Jesus at the risk of his life.
		He also gave Bartholomew the grace of faith and the vocation to be an apostle.
	www.tntt.org /vni/tlieu/saints/St0824.htm (217 words)

	APOSTLE JUDE (THADDAEUS)
		After the ascension of Jesus, Jude was one of the first apostles to leave Jerusalem for a foreign country.
		In fact, it is believed that Jude was one of the first apostles to witness directly to a foreign king, a Gentile.
		Armenia associated with the city of Edessa, in company perhaps of the apostle Bartholomew, and for a brief time, with the apostle Thomas.
	www.biblepath.com /jude.html (125 words)

	OCA - Lives of all saints commemorated on this day
		The Holy Apostle Bartholomew was born at Cana of Galilee and was one of the Twelve Apostles of Christ.
		Holy Apostle Barnabas of the Seventy was born on the island of Cyprus into the family of the tribe of Levi, and he was named Joseph.
		The other Apostles called him Barnabas, which means "son of consolation." After the Ascension of the Lord to Heaven, Barnabas sold land belonging to him near Jerusalem and he brought the money to the feet of the Apostles, leaving nothing for himself (Acts 4:36-37).
	www.oca.org /FSlivesAllSaintsPrint.asp?SID=4&M=6&D=11 (3916 words)

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		Bartholomew is also known by is Hebew name Nathanael bar Tolomai.
		Bartholomew was one of the Twelve Disciples called by Jesus to assist him in his work for thew Kingdom of God.
		Bartholomew is Patron Saint of Armenia, bookbinders, butchers, cobblers, Florentine cheese merchants, Florentine salt merchants, leather workers, nervous diseases, plasterers, shoemakers, tanners, trappers, twitching, whiteners.
	members.lycos.co.uk /tudhoe_and_croxdale/stbartslife.html (365 words)

	History of St. Bartholomew (Site not responding. Last check: )
		During the summer, the original parish hall was demolished and replaced by a large gathering plaza, which forms an apron welcoming guests and parishioners; and the parish offices moved into the rectory.
		The Rite of Dedication of St. Bartholomew the Apostle Catholic Church was held on October 30, 1999 with the most Reverend Joseph A. Fiorenza, Bishop of Galveston-Houston Diocese, as the celebrant.
		On January 1, 2003, the Ladies Society of St. Bartholomew was formally established under the patronage of Mary the Mother of God.
	www.st-bart.org /history.htm (642 words)

	ORDER OF SAINT ANDREW THE APOSTLE: His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew
		Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, a modern apostle of peace and love, is the head of the world’s second largest and oldest Christian faith community.
		Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew convened for the first time in modern history the Primates of all the world’s Orthodox Churches with the goal of a Pan-Orthodox Synod and a true expression of unity, as well as the first ever World Clergy-Laity meeting of all Greek Orthodox Churches under his jurisdiction.
		Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew has shown the world that true Church leadership is the spiritual leadership of service, passionate advocacy of peace and justice and human rights and concern for the environment, for all of God’s creation and creatures, for the cosmos.
	www.archons.org /patriarchate/holiness.asp (1309 words)

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