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Synaxis of the Holy, Glorious and All-praised Twelve Apostles

Published: June 30, 2023, 5:01 a.m.

b"Though each of the Twelve Apostles has his own Feast day, on this day they are commemorated together. Of the Twelve, only St John the Theologian died in peace; the rest met a martyr's end. Following are their individual feast days and the manner of their end.\\nRoman citizens could not be crucified: crucifixion was considered a shameful death unworthy of a citizen. For this reason the Apostle Paul was 'privileged' to be beheaded.\\n\\u2003Peter: June 29, January 16. Crucified upside down.\\n\\u2003Andrew: November 30. Crucified.\\n\\u2003James the Son of Zebedee: April 30. Beheaded.\\n\\u2003John the Theologian: September 26, May 8. Died in peace in a wondrous way.\\n\\u2003Philip: November 14. Crucified.\\n\\u2003Bartholomew: June 11, August 25. Crucified, then flayed and beheaded.\\n\\u2003Thomas: October 6. Pierced with five spears.\\n\\u2003Matthew the Evangelist: November 16. Burned to death.\\n\\u2003James the Son of Aphaeos: October 9. Crucified.\\n\\u2003Thaddeus (or Jude the brother of James): June 19. Crucified.\\n\\u2003Simon the Zealot: May 10. Crucified.\\n\\u2003Matthias: August 9. Stoned, then beheaded with an axe when dead.\\n\\u2003Paul: June 29. Beheaded."