Saint Bartholomew
Saint Bartholomew was one of the twelve apostles who preached the Christian faith across multiple regions including India, Arabia, and Abyssinia (Ethiopia). He performed miracles including raising the dead, healing the sick, and commanding demons to reveal their deceptions. He was martyred by flaying while continuing to preach, and his followers buried him honorably with a church later constructed over his burial site.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 1824
- Historical notes
- Account recorded in visions by Anne Catherine Emmerich (1774-1824); distinct from Nathanael according to these visions.
Relationships
- enemy of
- Astyages, Satan, Gallinos, Astaroth, demon inhabiting the idol
- allied with
- King Polymius, Saint Andrew, Saint Thaddeus, angels
- serves
- Jesus
- co occurs with
- Nathanael
- child of
- Tolmai
- served by
- Christomaios
- student of
- Jesus
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“The Armenian Apostolic Church honours Saint Bartholomew and Saint Thaddeus as its patron saints. The Eastern Orthodox Church venerates Bartholomew on June 11. He is also venerated as one of the twelve apostles on June 30.”
#1115 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“According to the Acts, the apostles are sent by Jesus to convert the Parthians...The apostles then travel in the direction of the city of the cannibals...He meets Saint Bartholomew and Saint Andrew who are initially afraid of him.”
#1538 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Further depiction about the rivalry between Astaroth and Saint Bartholomew also mentioned by Francisco de Sobrecasas(d.1698).”
#25775 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5