All the apostles except for St. John died the death of martyrs. Martyrs were considered as saints by the early Christian community. There was a failed attempt to make St. John a martyr also. Add to this the fact that each apostle was hand chosen by Our Lord to serve as apostles and each once served Our Lord by preaching the Gospel throughout the known world.
Our Lord had 12 apostles. Of those, only Judas Iscariot is not a saint as he was the person who betrayed Our Lord. Matthias took his place as an apostle and he, too, is a saint. As far as disciples, this term means anyone who is a faithful follower of Our Lord - living or dead. There is no way to know this number.
According to Christian tradition, St. Andrew had one brother, named Simon Peter, who would later become one of Jesus' 12 apostles.
The successors to the apostles are the current Bishops and Pope.
Most of the 12 apostles were fishermen, simple people not educated.
The Apostles to the Slavs were Saints Cyril and Methodius. They were two brothers who were Byzantine Christian theologians and missionaries. They are credited with devising the Glagolitic alphabet and translating the Bible into the Old Church Slavonic language, thus spreading Christianity among the Slavic peoples.
Of the original 12 apostles, Judas, who betrayed Our Lord, is not a saint. All the other apostles are considered as saints.
No, Judas who betrayed Our Lord is not a saint. All the other apostles are considered saints.
There are a number of saints named James, including two apostles. Please be specific.
Please be specific as there are a number of saints named James including two apostles.
Check out the "Related Links" below to see the current members of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles. Click on their photos for a biography.
Some are named after saints, mostly the apostles.
There are a number of saints named James so you need to be specific.
It was written by the 12 apostles
He is one of the 12 apostles. He was picked by Jesus to become one of the first disciples.
12 apostles
Saint John was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus, and known to be the one most beloved by Christ. The apostles weren't canonized, but became saints, nonetheless. Therefore, there is no known date of when he became a saint.
Jesus himself found and selected the 12 apostles.