Philip the Apostle
c. 20* – c. 80 · b. Bethsaida
* Date marked with an asterisk is a placeholder estimate (lifespan heuristic), not a sourced claim. Hover for the derivation.
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Quick facts
- Born
- c. 20*, Bethsaida
- Died
- c. 80, Hierapolis
- Region
- palestine
- Era
- apostle
- Significance
- Notable(2/4)
- Also known as
- Philip
Highlights
- Main contribution
- One of the Twelve, from Bethsaida.
- Primary source
- Gospel of John 1:43-48
One of the Twelve, from Bethsaida. Tradition (via Polycrates of Ephesus in Eusebius) places his later life and burial at Hierapolis in Phrygia.
Chain to Jesus
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Common questions
- Who was Philip the Apostle?
- Philip the Apostle (?–80) — One of the Twelve, from Bethsaida. Tradition (via Polycrates of Ephesus in Eusebius) places his later life and burial at Hierapolis in Phrygia.
- Who taught Philip the Apostle?
- Jesus of Nazareth.
Sources for biography
- Gospel of John 1:43-48 primary
- Eusebius, Hist. Eccl. 3.31 (citing Polycrates) primary
documented connections(1)
- taught by Jesus of NazarethGospel of John 1:43-48
External resources
📖WikipediaFull encyclopedic biography with footnotes and further reading.🔗WikidataStructured data hub linking to library catalogues, archives, and academic sources worldwide.🏛️WikisourcePublic-domain primary texts and translations (search).⛪Catholic Encyclopedia1913 reference — long entries, useful for less-known figures (search for Philip the Apostle).