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  2. Saint - Wikipedia

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    St. John the Baptist pictured with a halo.In Christian iconography, saints may also be depicted with wreaths, palm branches, white lilies or other attributes.. In Christian belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness, likeness, or closeness to God.

  3. Apostles in the New Testament - Wikipedia

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    The "seventy disciples" or "seventy-two disciples" (known in the Eastern Christian traditions as the "Seventy Apostles") were early emissaries of Jesus mentioned in the Gospel of Luke. [61] According to Luke, the only gospel in which they appear, Jesus appointed them and sent them out in pairs on a specific mission which is detailed in the text.

  4. Disciple (Christianity) - Wikipedia

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    The term "disciple" represents the Koine Greek word mathētḗs (μαθητής), [3] which generally means "one who engages in learning through instruction from another, pupil, apprentice" [4] or in religious contexts such as the Bible, "one who is rather constantly associated with someone who has a pedagogical reputation or a particular set of views, disciple, adherent."

  5. Anthony the Great - Wikipedia

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    Coptic icon of Saint Anthony. For the next fifteen years, Anthony remained in the area, [14] spending the first years as the disciple of another local hermit. [4] There are various legends that he worked as a swineherd during this period. [15] According to the Temptation of Saint Anthony (1878) by Félicien Rops:

  6. James the Great - Wikipedia

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    Saint James is the patron saint of Spain and, according to tradition, what are believed to be his remains are held in Santiago de Compostela in Galicia. He is also known as James, son of Zebedee, Saint James the Great, Saint James the Greater, Saint James the Elder, or Saint Jacob, James the Apostle or Santiago.

  7. John the Apostle - Wikipedia

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    John the Apostle [12] (Ancient Greek: Ἰωάννης; Latin: Ioannes; [13] c. 6 AD – c. 100 AD), also known as Saint John the Beloved and, in Eastern Orthodox Christianity, Saint John the Theologian, [14] was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus according to the New Testament.

  8. Saint Peter - Wikipedia

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    Saint Peter [note 1] (born Shimon Bar Yonah; died AD 64–68), [1] also known as Peter the Apostle, Simon Peter, Simeon, Simon, or Cephas, [6] was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ and one of the first leaders of the early Christian Church. He appears repeatedly and prominently in all four New Testament gospels as well as the Acts of ...

  9. James the Less - Wikipedia

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    James the Apostle is said the Less, how well that he was elder of age than was St. James the More. He was called also the brother of our Lord, because he resembled much well our Lord in body, in visage, and of manner. He was called James the Just for his right great holiness. He was also called James the son of Alphaeus.