St. Bartholomew the Apostle

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Born: Galilee

Died: flayed alive at Albanopolis, Armenia, relics at Saint Bartholomew-on-the-Tiber Church, Rome, Italy, and in the cathedral in Canterbury, England

Patronage: against nervous diseases, against neurological diseases, against twitching, bookbinders, butchers, cobblers, Florentine cheese merchants, Florentine salt merchants, leather workers, plasterers, shoemakers, tanners, trappers, whiteners, Armenia, 16 cities in various countries.

Also known as Bartolomé, Bartolomeo, Nathanael bar Tolomai

Additional Memorial 11 June (Orthodox calendar)

One of the Twelves Apostles. Probably a close friend of Saint Philip; Bartholomew’s name is always mentioned in the Gospels in connection with Philip, and it was Philip who brought Bartholomew to Jesus. May have written a gospel, now lost; it is mentioned in other writings of the time. May have preached in Asia Minor, Ethiopia, India and Armenia; some one did, leaving behind assorted writings, and local tradition says it was Bartholomew. Martyr.