And of them He chose twelve, whom also He named apostles: Simon (whom he also named Peter) and Andrew, his brother; James and John, Phillip and Bartholomew, Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon called Zelotes, Judas the brother of James and Judas Iscariot… In the ninth article of the Creed the Church is defined as “one, holy, catholic and apostolic.” One for its unique Lord; holy for its sanctification; catholic as preserving for all (“katholou”) the whole truth, and apostolic through its establishment by the Apostles, whereby Scripture and Tradition refers to the Apostles and, through them, to Christ. To these Churches the Apostles handed down the treasure of the new Gospel, their eyewitness account of the Word as they actually saw it take place, preserving it forever through the Church.

According to tradition, he is the founder of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.He was the son of Zebedee. They heard all His preaching and admonition, His private advice to the people and His ambitions. They followed him without asking!Thus the Apostolic Church began. He probably went to Rome and was crucified head downward during the reign of Nero (54-68).A disciple of John the Baptist, Andrew heard him refer to Jesus as the Lamb of God. In Him man is destined to live anew, crossing again into Eden, the Kingdom of Heaven. He was present at the Transfiguration and at the Agony of Christ. What is the content Of this covenant, and who is the warrantor who secures its riches to its heirs? The Gospels refer to them only because Jesus Himself was occupied with them, teaching and training them to understand His origin and mission, in order to transmit to others correctly His personality, His Gospel and His deeds.Whenever they appeared later in their ministry, they spoke with authority and determination on behalf of the Lord Who sent them to present His Gospel to the world. In his genealogy of Jesus Christ, he emphasizes the Lord’s human nature and origin. Traditionally, it… They were not of rank or distinction. Jesus Christ endowed His Church with Himself and His divine Message. The number twelve was considered so important that very shortly after the falling of Judas Iscariot the remaining eleven voted in a new Apostle by the name Matthias. They were invited to meet the new standards of moral life and to grow in courage to spread the Gospel and nourish its growth in mankind. Symbols of the Holy Apostles. St. John, in finishing his Gospel, sealed it thus: “This is the disciple who bears witness to these things” (21:24); and in starting his first Epistle he states firmly:“That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have looked upon and our hands have handled, of the Word of life … That which we have seen and heard we declare unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with His Son, Jesus Christ” (1 John 1:1-3).The ministry of the Apostles was guided and blessed, and they were aware of this. St. Mark states that the purpose was that they might be with Him so He might send them forth to proclaim the approach of the Kingdom of God, and so He could endow them with the power to heal and to exercise.

8:2-3).They were together for living and training. He called them “that they might be with Him” (Mk. Join us for worship at any of the services listed on our schedule. For some of them we know nothing except names. George Mastrantonis; Apostle article from OrthodoxWiki; Christian History: The Twelve Apostles; Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. A good leader is not afraid of co-workers, but is very careful I selecting them.
James was present at the Transfiguration and the Agony in Gethsemane. They have changed the orbit of the world in the name of Jesus.Jesus attracted many disciples. According to an old Spanish tradition, the body of St. James was transferred to Santiago de Compostela, Spain, where St. James was one of the most revered Spanish saints during the Middle Ages.He was one of the inner circle with Peter and James. Tags: Greek Orthodox, Greek Orthodox Church, Synaxis, Twelve Apostles, Twelve Holy Apostles. Twelve Apostles. He expected them to be His envoys on earth.
They worked to sustain themselves. The icon of Matthew in the Orthodox Church is to be found in one of the four triangles which are formed by the arches connected to the dome of the Church.He was called the Twin. The Apostles of Christ are both the rocks and the lightposts for our life.