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Philip the Apostle (Greek: Φίλιππος; Aramaic: ܦܝܠܝܦܘܣ; Coptic: ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ, Philippos) was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus according to the New Testament. Later Christian traditions describe Philip as the apostle who preached in Greece, Syria, and Asia-Minor.
At a very early period he came to be confused with the Philip the Apostle; the confusion was all the more easy because, as an esteemed member of the apostolic company, he may readily have been described as an apostle in the wider sense of that word, beyond the original 12 Apostles. [2]
Later Christian traditions describe Philip as the apostle who preached in Greece, Syria, and Asia-Minor. In the Roman Rite, the feast day of Philip, along with that of James the Less, is traditionally observed on 1 May, the anniversary of the dedication of the church dedicated to them in Rome (now called the Church of the Twelve Apostles). In ...
The feast day of the Apostle is solemnly celebrated there on 24 August by the Christian laity and the Church officials alike. [32] [33] In the current Roman General Calendar Saint Bartholomew's feast occurs on 24 August. [34] Bartholomew the Apostle is remembered in the Church of England with a Festival on 24 August. [35] [36]
Philip Romolo Neri CO (/ ˈ n ɪər i / NEER-ee; Italian: Filippo Romolo Neri, pronounced [fiˈlippo ˈrɔːmolo ˈneːri]; 22 July 1515 – 26 May 1595), sometimes referred to as the Second Apostle of Rome after Saint Peter, was an Italian Catholic priest who founded the Congregation of the Oratory, a society of secular clergy dedicated to pastoral care and charitable work.
Saint Philip, São Filipe, or San Felipe may refer to: People. ... a c. 1410–1412 sculpture of Philip the Apostle; Convento de San Felipe el Real, ...
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The text proper makes no claim to be from Philip; the only connection with Philip the Apostle within the text is that he is the only apostle mentioned (at 73,8). Most scholars hold a 3rd-century date of composition. [5]