Philip the Apostle

Philip the Apostle (Greek: Φίλιππος; Aramaic: ‫ ;ܦܝܠܝܦܘܣ‬Coptic: 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 Phrygia.
 Saint

Philip the Apostle

St. Philip, by Peter Paul Rubens, from his Twelve Apostles series (c. 1611), at the Museo del Prado,
Madrid

Apostle and Martyr

Born c. 4 AD

Bethsaida, Galilee, Roman Empire

(modern-day Israel)

Died 80 AD

Hierapolis, Asia, Roman Empire

(modern-day Pamukkale, Denizli, Turkey)

Venerated in All Christian denominations that venerate saints

Canonized Pre-congregation

Major shrine relics in Basilica Santi Apostoli, Rome

Feast As Philip and James, Apostles, in versions of

General Roman Calendar and Protestant
commemorations:

3 May (Philip and James, Apostles) GRC 1969,[1]

EKD

1 May GRC 1954, Anglican Communion, Old

Catholics, ECLA, LCMS

 11 May GRC 1960,

14 November and 30 June Eastern Orthodox
Church (Translation of relics on 31 June)

Armenian 17 November; Coptic 18 November

Attributes Red Martyr, elderly, bearded man, holding a basket
of loaves and a Tau cross

Patronage Cape Verde; Hatters; Pastry chefs; San Felipe

Pueblo; Uruguay

In the Roman Rite, the feast day of Philip, along with that of James the Less, was 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). The Eastern Orthodox Church celebrates Philip's
feast day on 14 November. One of the Gnostic codices discovered in the Nag Hammadi library in
1945 bears Philip's name in its title, on the bottom line.[2]

Philip the Apostle, detail of the mosaic in the Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna, 6th century

New Testament

Christian tradition

Iconography
Veneration

Patronage

Possible tomb location

In Islam

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