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Bartholomew was one of the 12 Apostles of Jesus.
Bartholomew (Greek language|Greek
Βαρθολ&omicron
;μαιος) comes from
the Aramaic bar-Tôlmay, meaning son of
Tolmay or son of the furrows (perhaps a
ploughman).

He is generally supposed to have been the same
person as Nathanael. In the Synoptic gospels of
Gospel of Matthew|Matthew, Gospel of Mark|Mark,
and Gospel of Luke|Luke, Philip the Apostle|Philip
and Bartholomew are always mentioned together,
while Nathanael is never mentioned; in the gospel
of John, on the other hand, Philip and Nathanael
are similarly mentioned together, but nothing is
said of Bartholomew.

According to Syrian tradition, Bartholomew's
original name was Jesus, which caused him to adopt
another name.

According to New Testament|scripture, Bartholomew
was one of the disciples to whom Jesus appeared at
the Sea of Tiberias after the Resurrection of
Jesus|resurrection (John 21:2). He also witnessed
the ascension (Acts of the Apostles|Acts 1:4, 12,
13).

Tradition has it that after the ascension,
Bartholomew went on a missionary tour to India,
where he left behind a copy of the Gospel of
Matthew. In works of art he is often represented
with a large knife, or, as in Michelangelo's Last
Judgment, with his own skin hanging over his arm,
tradition holds that in Armenia he was
flaying|flayed alive and then
crucifixion|crucified with his head upside down.
This fate has led to him being adopted as the
patron saint of tanning|tanners.  

Bartholomew, along with Saint Jude Thaddeus is
reputed to have brought the new religion of
Christianity to Armenia in the 1st century. Thus
the Armenian Church is called the Armenian
"Apostolic" Church, as both saints are considered
to be the patron saints of the Armenian Apostolic
Church.

The festival of St. Bartholomew is celebrated on
August 24.

==Alternate forms==
* Catalan: Bartomeu
* Croatian: Bartolomej
* Czech: Bartolomej
* Dutch: Bartolomeüs
* Finnish: Perttu
* French: Barthélemy
* German: Bartolomäus
* Greek:
Βαρθολομ&#
945;ίος
* Hungarian: Bertalan (given name), Bartal,
Bartos, Bartó (last names)
* Irish Gaelic: Bairtliméad or Parthálan
* Italian: Bartolo(m)meo
* Maltese: Bartoloméw (learned); Bartilméw
(vernacular)
* Polish: Bartłomiej (learned); Bartosz
(vernacular)
* Portuguese: Bartolomeu
* Provençal: Barthomieu
* Scottish Gaelic: Pàrlan
* Spanish: Bartolomé
* Russian: Varfolomei
* Slovene: Jernej
* Swedish: Bartolomaios, Bartolomeus (older
transcription)

==Sources==
* Easton's Bible Dictionary,1897.
* Encyclopedia Anglicana, 1911
* Dictionary of First Names, Patrick Hanks and
Flavia Hodges. Oxford University Press, 1996

==See also==	 
*Patriarch Bartholomew I
*St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre

==External links==
*
http://www.bible.ca/history/fathers/ANF-08/anf08-1
02.htm The Martyrdom of the Holy and Glorious
Apostle Bartholomew, attributed to Pseudo-Abdias,
one of the minor Church Fathers

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Bartholomew was one of the 12 Apostles of Jesus.
Bartholomew (Greek language|Greek
Βαρθολ&omicron
;μαιος) comes from
the Aramaic bar-Tôlmay, meaning son of
Tolmay or son of the furrows (perhaps a
ploughman).

He is generally supposed to have been the same
person as Nathanael. In the Synoptic gospels of
Gospel of Matthew|Matthew, Gospel of Mark|Mark,
and Gospel of Luke|Luke, Philip the Apostle|Philip
and Bartholomew are always mentioned together,
while Nathanael is never mentioned; in the gospel
of John, on the other hand, Philip and Nathanael
are similarly mentioned together, but nothing is
said of Bartholomew.

According to Syrian tradition, Bartholomew's
original name was Jesus, which caused him to adopt
another name.

According to New Testament|scripture, Bartholomew
was one of the disciples to whom Jesus appeared at
the Sea of Tiberias after the Resurrection of
Jesus|resurrection (John 21:2). He also witnessed
the ascension (Acts of the Apostles|Acts 1:4, 12,
13).

Tradition has it that after the ascension,
Bartholomew went on a missionary tour to India,
where he left behind a copy of the Gospel of
Matthew. In works of art he is often represented
with a large knife, or, as in Michelangelo's Last
Judgment, with his own skin hanging over his arm,
tradition holds that in Armenia he was
flaying|flayed alive and then
crucifixion|crucified with his head upside down.
This fate has led to him being adopted as the
patron saint of tanning|tanners.  

Bartholomew, along with Saint Jude Thaddeus is
reputed to have brought the new religion of
Christianity to Armenia in the 1st century. Thus
the Armenian Church is called the Armenian
"Apostolic" Church, as both saints are considered
to be the patron saints of the Armenian Apostolic
Church.

The festival of St. Bartholomew is celebrated on
August 24.

==Alternate forms==
* Catalan: Bartomeu
* Croatian: Bartolomej
* Czech: Bartolomej
* Dutch: Bartolomeüs
* Finnish: Perttu
* French: Barthélemy
* German: Bartolomäus
* Greek:
Βαρθολομ&#
945;ίος
* Hungarian: Bertalan (given name), Bartal,
Bartos, Bartó (last names)
* Irish Gaelic: Bairtliméad or Parthálan
* Italian: Bartolo(m)meo
* Maltese: Bartoloméw (learned); Bartilméw
(vernacular)
* Polish: Bartłomiej (learned); Bartosz
(vernacular)
* Portuguese: Bartolomeu
* Provençal: Barthomieu
* Scottish Gaelic: Pàrlan
* Spanish: Bartolomé
* Russian: Varfolomei
* Slovene: Jernej
* Swedish: Bartolomaios, Bartolomeus (older
transcription)

==Sources==
* Easton's Bible Dictionary,1897.
* Encyclopedia Anglicana, 1911
* Dictionary of First Names, Patrick Hanks and
Flavia Hodges. Oxford University Press, 1996

==See also==	 
*Patriarch Bartholomew I
*St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre

==External links==
*
http://www.bible.ca/history/fathers/ANF-08/anf08-1
02.htm The Martyrdom of the Holy and Glorious
Apostle Bartholomew, attributed to Pseudo-Abdias,
one of the minor Church Fathers

	Web Quotableonline.com Frasescelebres.org Greatbookscollection.org

Bartholomew was one of the 12 Apostles of Jesus.
Bartholomew (Greek language|Greek
Βαρθολ&omicron
;μαιος) comes from
the Aramaic bar-Tôlmay, meaning son of
Tolmay or son of the furrows (perhaps a
ploughman).

He is generally supposed to have been the same
person as Nathanael. In the Synoptic gospels of
Gospel of Matthew|Matthew, Gospel of Mark|Mark,
and Gospel of Luke|Luke, Philip the Apostle|Philip
and Bartholomew are always mentioned together,
while Nathanael is never mentioned; in the gospel
of John, on the other hand, Philip and Nathanael
are similarly mentioned together, but nothing is
said of Bartholomew.

According to Syrian tradition, Bartholomew's
original name was Jesus, which caused him to adopt
another name.

According to New Testament|scripture, Bartholomew
was one of the disciples to whom Jesus appeared at
the Sea of Tiberias after the Resurrection of
Jesus|resurrection (John 21:2). He also witnessed
the ascension (Acts of the Apostles|Acts 1:4, 12,
13).

Tradition has it that after the ascension,
Bartholomew went on a missionary tour to India,
where he left behind a copy of the Gospel of
Matthew. In works of art he is often represented
with a large knife, or, as in Michelangelo's Last
Judgment, with his own skin hanging over his arm,
tradition holds that in Armenia he was
flaying|flayed alive and then
crucifixion|crucified with his head upside down.
This fate has led to him being adopted as the
patron saint of tanning|tanners.  

Bartholomew, along with Saint Jude Thaddeus is
reputed to have brought the new religion of
Christianity to Armenia in the 1st century. Thus
the Armenian Church is called the Armenian
"Apostolic" Church, as both saints are considered
to be the patron saints of the Armenian Apostolic
Church.

The festival of St. Bartholomew is celebrated on
August 24.

==Alternate forms==
* Catalan: Bartomeu
* Croatian: Bartolomej
* Czech: Bartolomej
* Dutch: Bartolomeüs
* Finnish: Perttu
* French: Barthélemy
* German: Bartolomäus
* Greek:
Βαρθολομ&#
945;ίος
* Hungarian: Bertalan (given name), Bartal,
Bartos, Bartó (last names)
* Irish Gaelic: Bairtliméad or Parthálan
* Italian: Bartolo(m)meo
* Maltese: Bartoloméw (learned); Bartilméw
(vernacular)
* Polish: Bartłomiej (learned); Bartosz
(vernacular)
* Portuguese: Bartolomeu
* Provençal: Barthomieu
* Scottish Gaelic: Pàrlan
* Spanish: Bartolomé
* Russian: Varfolomei
* Slovene: Jernej
* Swedish: Bartolomaios, Bartolomeus (older
transcription)

==Sources==
* Easton's Bible Dictionary,1897.
* Encyclopedia Anglicana, 1911
* Dictionary of First Names, Patrick Hanks and
Flavia Hodges. Oxford University Press, 1996

==See also==	 
*Patriarch Bartholomew I
*St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre

==External links==
*
http://www.bible.ca/history/fathers/ANF-08/anf08-1
02.htm The Martyrdom of the Holy and Glorious
Apostle Bartholomew, attributed to Pseudo-Abdias,
one of the minor Church Fathers