Barnabas the Apostle

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Barnabas the Apostle was an early Christian disciple and missionary companion of Paul, traditionally regarded as a prominent leader in the first-century Church and a key figure in the spread of Christianity.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Saint Barnabas 4
Barnabas the Apostle canonical 2
Joseph called Barnabas 2

Statements (59)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian saint
New Testament figure
companion of Paul the Apostle
early Christian missionary
member of the early Christian Church
activityPeriod 1st century
advocatedFor Gentile converts
alsoKnownAs Barnabas
Joseph
Barnabas the Apostle
surface form: Joseph called Barnabas

Joses
associatedWith John Mark
Apostle Paul
surface form: Paul the Apostle

church at Antioch
Jerusalem church
surface form: church at Jerusalem
describedIn Acts of the Apostles
disagreementConcerned John Mark
donatedProceedsTo apostles
epithetMeaning son of encouragement
ethnicOrigin Jewish
feastDay 11 June
hadDisagreementWith Apostle Paul
surface form: Paul the Apostle
languageContext Koine Greek New Testament
legacy key figure in spread of Christianity in the first century
mentionedIn Acts 11:22–30
Acts 13
Acts of the Apostles
surface form: Acts 14

Acts of the Apostles
surface form: Acts 15

Acts 4:36–37
Acts 9:26–27
missionaryJourney first missionary journey with Paul
nameLanguageForm Aramaic origin
Greek: Βαρνάβας
nationality Cypriot Jew
participatedIn Council of Jerusalem
patronage Cyprus
encouragement and consolation
peacemakers
placeOfOrigin Cyprus
religion Christianity
role leader in the early Church at Jerusalem
missionary to Gentiles
teacher in the church at Antioch
soldProperty field
subsequentCompanion John Mark
traditionalDeath martyrdom
traditionalPlaceOfDeath Cyprus
traditionalTitle Apostle
traveledTo Cyprus
Derbe
Iconium
Lystra
Pisidian Antioch
tribalAffiliation tribe of Levi
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Lutheranism
surface form: Lutheran Churches

Oriental Orthodoxy
surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches

Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Orthodox Church of Cyprus veneratesSaint Barnabas the Apostle
Barnabas alsoKnownAs Barnabas the Apostle
this entity surface form: Joseph called Barnabas
Saint Barnabas Anglican Cathedral namedAfter Barnabas the Apostle
this entity surface form: Saint Barnabas
St Barnabas Church, Shore namedAfter Barnabas the Apostle
this entity surface form: Saint Barnabas
Barnabas the Apostle alsoKnownAs Barnabas the Apostle
this entity surface form: Joseph called Barnabas
Joses associatedWith Barnabas the Apostle
this entity surface form: Apostle Barnabas
St Barnabas Church, Morecambe namedAfter Barnabas the Apostle
this entity surface form: Saint Barnabas
Barney meaningDerivedFrom Barnabas the Apostle
this entity surface form: Barnabas (Aramaic origin)
St Barnabas Cathedral, Nottingham dedicatedTo Barnabas the Apostle
this entity surface form: Saint Barnabas