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Bartholomew was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus according to the New Testament. Most scholars today identify Bartholomew as Nathanael or Nathaniel, who appears in the Gospel of John (1:45–51; cf. 21:2). (Full article...)

Painting of Saint John and Saint Bartholomew by Dosso Dossi, 1527


Attributes: Knife and his flayed skin, Red Martyrdom
Patronage: Armenia; bookbinders; butchers; Florentine cheese and salt merchants; Gambatesa, Italy; Catbalogan, Samar; Malabon, Metro Manila; Nagcarlan, Laguna, Philippines; Għargħur, Malta; neurological diseases; plasterers; tanners and leather workers; shoemakers; curriers; trappers; twitching; whiteners ; Los Cerricos (Spain)
See also: Emily de Vialar, France; Jeanne-Antide Thouret, France

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