saints 2 Flashcards
st. james the greater
witness to the transfiguration
nickname- son of thunder
first apostle to be martyred
apostle
st. thomas
known for doubting the risen jesus
refused to believe that some of the apostles have seen jesus resurrected
apostle
st. bartholomew
apostle
the least known
st. mark
evangelist
wrote down many of peters sermons
founder of christianity in africa
believed to have been martyred
st. phillip
apostle
told jesus they could not feed 5,000 people with just a few loaves and fishes
spread christianity to greece and syria
st. james the lesser
mentioned very little
wrote the first christian epistle
first bishop of jerusalem
apostle
st. matthias
apostle
after jesus’ acension they sought out another person to take his place and matthias was chosen
st. paul
was not a firsthand witness to jesus’ death and resurrection
at first, he persecuted the early christians
met the risen christ on the road to damascus
apostle
st. peter
also called simon peter
was one of the first disciples of jesus
apostle
nearly drowns when he tries to walk on water like jesus
denied being a disciple of jesus 3 times after jesus was arrested
chosen as the 1st pope
crucified upside down