SAINT THOMAS
“Thomas” in Hebrew or Aramaic means “twin”.
He is known as “Doubting Thomas” because he refused to believe that Christ had indeed risen until he had seen for himself, but when he had seen Him, Thomas said Read more
SAINT SIMON
Saint Simon is known as “Simon the Zealot” because of his zeal for the Jewish law. He was not from Cana nor was he a member of the Zealot party as his name might lead one to Read more
SAINT PHILIP
Saint Philip was born in Bethsaida, Galilee and may have been a disciple of John the Baptist. He was called by Jesus himself and brought Nathaniel to Christ.
Saint Philip was present at the miracle of the Read more
SAINT PETER
Peter was also known as Simon or Cephas, which in Greek and Aramaic respectively, means rock. He was the brother of Andrew who were both fishermen by trade.
He was the most outspoken of the disciples. Along Read more
SAINT MATTHIAS
Saint Matthias was the disciple who, according to the biblical Acts of the Apostles (1:21-26), was chosen to replace Judas Iscariot after Judas betrayed Jesus.
Acts reveals that Matthias accompanied Jesus and the Apostles from the time Read more
SAINT MATTHEW
Matthew was one of the 12 disciples and the author of the First Gospel – Book of Matthew.
Matthew was the son of Alphaeus. He was called to be an apostle by Jesus while sitting at the Read more
SAINT MARK
St. Mark was born in Cyrene, Libya but his date of birth is unknown.
He travelled with St. Barnabas and St. Paul on many religious missions during which he founded the Church of Alexandria.
St. Mark was Read more
SAINT LUKE
Saint Luke was born a Greek and a Gentile in Antioch, Syria. He was a physician and it is believed that he may have also been a slave, as it was not uncommon in his day for Read more
SAINT JOHN THE APOSTLE
Saint John was the son of Zebedee, a Galilean fisherman and Salome. John and his brother James the Elder were among the first disciples called by Jesus. He was known as Read more
JAMES THE LESS
Saint James was called the “less” to distinguish him from St. James the Greater also an apostle. He was the cousin of Jesus and the brother of St. Jude Thaddeus.
Saint James Read more