Peter: Renamed by Jesus, his original name was Simon Andrew: The brother of Simon/Peter, a Bethsaida fisherman, and a former disciple of John the Baptist. James, son of Zebedee: The brother of John. John: The brother of James. Philip: From the Bethsaida of Galilee Bartholomew, son of Talemai: It has been suggested that he is the same person as Nathanael Matthew: The tax collector. Thomas: Also known as Judas Thomas Didymus - Aramaic T'oma' = twin, and Greek Didymous = twin. James, son of Alphaeus: Generally identified with "James the Less", and also identified by Roman Catholics with "James the Just" Thaddeus: In some manuscripts of Matthew, the name "Lebbaeus" occurs in this place. Thaddeus is traditionally identified with Jude Simon the Zealot: Some have identified him with Simeon of Jerusalem. Judas Iscariot: The disciple who later betrayed Jesus.
The 12 Apostles were the original bishops.
There were 12 of them.
the Apostle Paul who was not one of the original 12 Apostles and the Apostle John, as well as the other Apostles and disciples, missionaries and church planters.
Of the original 12 apostles, Judas, who betrayed Our Lord, is not a saint. All the other apostles are considered as saints.
There were 12 original apostles, but you can also call Paul a apostle.
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It was written by the 12 apostles
Because this question is in the "Australia" section, it will be addressed as such. The 12 Apostles are a rock formation in the sea off the southern coast of Victoria. There are not twelve, but because they are in a scattered group, they were assigned a name that designated them as a common group, just as Jesus's apostles, or disciples, were a group "cut from the rock", so to speak. Apart from this, there is no particular reason for why they were given this name.
st. peter as one of the first 12 disciples called by jesus.
12 apostles
The apostles were of different ages , John was the youngest.
Jesus himself found and selected the 12 apostles.