1.

Peter
 Originally called Simon.
 Christian tradition says that Peter went to Rome and founded a church,
which became the Roman Catholic Church, but this is not directly stated
in the Bible. Peter is considered to be the first Pope.
 Crucified upside-down on a cross

2. Andrew
 Andrew, a fisherman, was the brother of Peter. Jesus called them both
from their boats, telling them he would make them fishers of men. This is
recorded in Matthew, Mark and Luke's Gospels.
 Legends of the early church place Andrew in the area around the Black
Sea, where he spread the teachings of Jesus. Church History says he
preached in Scythia, a region covering eastern Europe and western Asia.
 Crucified on an X-shaped cross
3. James
 James was also known as James the Greater. He was the elder brother of
John. Matthew's Gospel also calls him "James the son of Zebedee".
 Spanish tradition reported in the Catholic Encyclopedia says that James
went to preach in Spain.
 First apostle martyred

4. John
 John was James's brother. He is also called John the Evangelist or John the
Divine.
 Not much is known for certain about John's life after Jesus's death. An
early Church father, Irenaeus, wrote in Against Heresies c AD180 that
John wrote his Gospel at Ephesus, in modern-day Turkey. John's official
shrine is found there. John spent time in exile on the island of Patmos,
according to a line in Revelation, which he wrote there.
 Died of natural causes on the isle of Patmos
5. Philip
 Philip is only mentioned in passing in Matthew, Mark and Luke's Gospels.
The Gospel of John goes into more detail about him. He came from
Bethsaida in modern-day Jordan and was a follower of John the Baptist
before joining Jesus.
 Philip the Apostle is often confused with Philip the Deacon, another
member of the early Church. Bishop Polycrates of Ephesus, writing in the
late second century, claims Philip had three daughters. Another
document of similar age, the Dialogue of Caius, mentions a Philip with
four daughters, but this may be Philip the Deacon, or a confusion of the
two.
 Died by hanging.

6. Bartholomew
 Bartholomew may have been the man John's Gospel calls Nathaniel, who
joined Jesus at the same time as Philip. The name Bartholomew means
"son of Tolmai", so it is possible that Nathaniel was his given name.
 The 4th-century bishop Eusebius, known as the "Father of Church
History", records a legend that Bartholomew preached in India and gave
the Church there a treasured copy of the Gospel of Matthew written in
Hebrew.
 Flayed alive with knives
7. Thomas
 Thomas is also called Didymus, meaning "the twin", and his full name is
sometimes given as Judas Thomas.
 Eusebius recorded that Thomas preached in Syria and Persia. The
apocryphal Acts of Thomas records that he travelled from there to India,
where he converted the king of Mylapore, near Madras (modern day
Chennai), and performed further miracles.
 Killed with a spear

8. Matthew
 Matthew is introduced as Levi in Mark and Luke's Gospels.
 The rest of Matthew's life is not recorded in the Bible. Irenaeus wrote that
Matthew preached to the Hebrews. Eusebius recorded that Matthew wrote
and distributed his Gospel in the Hebrew language wherever he travelled.
He may have visited Ethiopia and Persia.
 Martyred in Ethiopia.
9. Jude
 Lebbaeus is also referred to as Jude in some Gospels.
 According to tradition after Jesus's death he preached the Gospel in
Judea, Samaria, Idumaea, Syria, Mesopotamia and Libya. He is also said to
have visited Beirut and Edessa
 Killed with arrows.

10. Simon
 Simon is known as Simon the Zealot to distinguish him from Simon Peter.
 The apocryphal Acts of Simon and Jude describes the two disciples
travelling to preach in Persia.
 Died a martyrs death.

11. James
 James is called "St James the Less" to distinguish him from the other
Apostle James.
 The second-century Jewish Christian Hegesippus, recorded that James became
known as "James the Just" and was very pious, never drinking alcohol or eating
meat, and that he never bathed, shaved or anointed himself.
 Sawn in pieces
12. Matthias
 Matthias was, according to the Acts of the Apostles, the apostle chosen to
replace Judas Iscariot following Judas' betrayal of Jesus and his
subsequent death.
 He died at Sebastopolis, and was buried there, near the Temple of the
Sun.