Saturday, August 20, 2022

Saint Bartholomew Apostle Feast Day - 24 August

Quoted from Catholic Daily Readings [1]:

Saint Bartholomew was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus who is also called Nathanael or Nathaniel. He hailed from Cana in Galilee and was martyred in Armenia for converting Polymius, King of Armenia, to Christianity. We celebrate his feast day on August 24 every year in the Catholic Church.
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The name Bartholomew means Bar Talmai or the son of Talmai. Saint Bartholomew is mentioned in the three Synoptic Gospels in Matthew 10:1-4; Mark 3:13-19; Luke 6:12–16, and Gospel of John he is identified as Nathanael in John 1:45-51, and 21:2. He is also mentioned in the Acts of Apostles in Acts Acts 1:13-14.


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