The primary source of our information about Saint Philip the Apostle is the Book of Acts of the Apostles. Chapter 6 mentions him by name as one of the seven deacons […]
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He is the door of the martyrs, the path of the saints, and the leader of martyrdom. His name means “crown” or “wreath of flowers,” so the chant says about him:
Text: 1 Now in those days, when the number of disciples was increasing, there arose a murmuring from the Greeks against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in
Acts 11:26 “And the disciples were called Christians in Antioch first.” Antioch: Seleucus I had spotted the eagle from the Bald Mountain
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In Pentecost, “a Hebrew word that means meeting and assembly,” the Holy Spirit descended on the disciples, as the Lord, glory be to Him, had said before the crucifixion
