Saint Bartholomew (72)

Saint Bartholomew was one of the Twelve Apostles. He was the one Apostle of noble birth. That is why he is called Bartholomew, which means son of Tolmai. His name is also Nathanael. He was brought by Saint Philip to meet Our Lord. In the Holy Gospel of Saint John, Saint Bartholomew is called “an Israelite in whom there is no guile.” He lived in the town of Cana in Galilee, where Our Lord changed water into wine at the marriage feast. After Our Lord’s Ascension, Saint Bartholomew went as far as India, and then came back to Asia Minor; and then went to Armenia, where he was skinned alive and beheaded for the Catholic Faith. His major relics are now on a little island in the River Tiber, near Rome, where there is a church dedicated to him in perpetual love and memory.

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Saint Bartholomew by Marco d’Agrate, 1562. Duomo cathedral, Milan, Italy.

Saint Bartholomew (shown flayed) by Marco d’Agrate, 1562. Duomo cathedral, Milan, Italy.