Abib and Apollo were two Christian ascetics from Akhmim, Egypt. They are mentioned in the Synaxarion, das ist der Heiligen-Kalendar der Koptischen Christen...
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Bartholomew the Apostle (section Art and literature)
Mesopotamia and Parthia, as well as Lycaonia and Ethiopia in other accounts. Popular traditions say that Bartholomew preached the Gospel in India and then went...
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was also one of the four Evangelists as author of the Gospel of Matthew, and thus is also known as Matthew the Evangelist. The claim of his gospel authorship...
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Jude the Apostle (section Tradition and legend)
Iscariot and subsequently abbreviated his forename. Most versions of the New Testament in languages other than English and French refer to Judas and Jude...
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Priscilla and Aquila. The original community was under the leadership of Apollos (1 Corinthians 1:12). They were disciples of John the Baptist and were converted...
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Michael (archangel) (category Adam and Eve in Mormonism)
Archangel, Archangel Michael and Saint Michael the Taxiarch is an archangel and the warrior of God in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. The earliest surviving...
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apostles to die after Judas Iscariot and the first to be martyred. Saint James is the patron saint of Spain and, according to tradition, what are believed...
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Jewish-Christian Apollo (4th century A.D.), Coptic ascetic and martyr associated with Abib Apollo (monk), Egyptian Christian monk Steve Apollo (born 1949)...
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original on February 17, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2018. "Lives of Saints :: Abib 24". copticchurch.net. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved...
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construction workers—twenty from Egypt and one from Ghana—that they had kidnapped in the city of Sirte, Libya, and who they reported had been killed. The...
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Dymphna (section Story of her life and death)
Dimpna, Dymfna, Dimfna, Dympna and Dympha, Irish also Damhnait or Davnet) is a Christian saint honoured in Catholic and Eastern Orthodox traditions. According...
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Monastery of St. Marcarius Abib and Apollo, 4th-century monks from Akhmim Abraam, abbot of El-Muharraq Monastery, bishop of Fayoum and Giza, noted for his devotion...
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Andrew the Apostle (redirect from (Apostle and Martyr) Andrew)
an apostle of Jesus. According to the New Testament, he was a fisherman and one of the Twelve Apostles chosen by Jesus. The title First-Called (Πρωτόκλητος...
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Abibus and Phanas) was a procurator, possibly bishop, and Christian martyr of Hermopolis in Egypt. During the persecution of Diocletian he and several...
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thought she was a nun about to attempt suicide by leaping from the roof, and called for police. Intrigued by the mechanics yelling "don't jump!", a crowd...
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March 1971; 26 Epip 1618 – 30 Meshir 1687) was the 116th Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark from 10 May 1959 (2 Pashons 1675) to his...
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Mark the Evangelist (category 1st-century popes and patriarchs of Alexandria)
ISBN 0-13-614934-0 D. A. Carson, Douglas J. Moo and Leon Morris, An Introduction to the New Testament (Apollos, 1992), 93. Wansbrough, Henry (22 April 2010)...
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the Strong, Moses the Robber, and Moses the Ethiopian, was an ascetic hieromonk in Egypt in the fourth century AD, and a Desert Father. He is highly venerated...
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Gabriel (section Art, entertainment, and media)
Bible, the New Testament and the Quran. Many Christian traditions – including Eastern Orthodoxy, Catholicism, Lutheranism, and Anglicanism – revere Gabriel...
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Pamprepius (440–484) philosopher, poet, rebel against Emperor Zeno Abib and Apollo, 4th century martyrs Nonnus, 5th century poet Veronica of Syria, 8th...
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Christian hermits living on Mount Carmel in the Holy Land during the late 12th and early to mid-13th century. They built in the midst of their hermitages a...
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south-east and brings a hot wind. The second is due south and brings pleasant fragrances, dew, rain, prosperity and life. The third is south-west and brings...
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concept of Seven Archangels is found in some works of early Jewish literature and in Christianity. In those texts, they are referenced as the angels who serve...
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Margaret, known as Margaret of Antioch in the West, and as Saint Marina the Great Martyr (Ancient Greek: Ἁγία Μαρίνα) in the East, is celebrated as a...
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Catherine of Alexandria (section Torture and martyrdom)
also spelled Katherine, was, according to tradition, a Christian saint and virgin, who was martyred in the early 4th century at the hands of the emperor...
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traditions describe Philip as the apostle who preached in Greece, Syria, and Asia-Minor. In the Roman Rite, the feast day of Philip, along with that of...
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which is Philomena. Philomena is the patron saint of infants, babies, and youth, and is known as "The Wonderworker". The remains were moved to Mugnano del...
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Saint Maurice (redirect from Saint Maurice and the Theban Legion)
century, and is one of the favourite and most widely venerated saints of that martyred group. He is the patron saint of several professions, locales, and kingdoms...
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Saint George (section St. George and the Dragon)
erection of Apollo's statue by Dadan, the king of Mosul. After confronting the king, George was tortured many times to no effect, was imprisoned and was aided...
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Saint Peter (section Names and etymologies)
of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus and one of the first leaders of the early Christian Church. He appears repeatedly and prominently in all four New Testament...
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