Apostles

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Christian religious office group of religious figures

The Apostles were the primary disciples of Jesus Christ, chosen to spread his teachings and lay the foundations of the early Christian Church.

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All labels observed (13)

Label	Occurrences
Apostles canonical	8
Apostles of Jesus	7
Jesus’ disciples	4
disciples of Jesus	3
the apostles	2
Apostle	1
Christ’s apostles	1
Jesus' disciples	1
New Testament Twelve Apostles	1
Twelve Apostles in Acts 1:13	1
apostles of Jesus Christ	1
the Apostles	1
the disciples of Jesus	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian religious office ⓘ group of religious figures ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	The Twelve ⓘ Twelve Apostles ⓘ
appointedBy	Jesus Christ ⓘ
associatedEvent	Last Supper ⓘ Pentecost ⓘ
authorityGivenBy	Jesus Christ ⓘ
centralTo	Apostolic Age ⓘ surface form: early Christian Church
collectiveFeastDay	Feast of Saints Peter and Paul ⓘ Feast of the Twelve Apostles ⓘ
etymology	from Greek apostolos meaning one who is sent ⓘ
languageOfName	Greek ⓘ
leadMember	Peter ⓘ
member	Andrew ⓘ Apostle Bartholomew ⓘ surface form: Bartholomew Apostle James the Less ⓘ surface form: James son of Alphaeus Apostle James the Greater ⓘ surface form: James son of Zebedee John son of Zebedee ⓘ Judas Iscariot ⓘ Matthew ⓘ Peter ⓘ Philip ⓘ Simon the Zealot ⓘ Thaddaeus ⓘ Thomas ⓘ
mentionedIn	Acts of the Apostles ⓘ Gospel of John ⓘ Gospel of Luke ⓘ Gospel of Mark ⓘ Gospel of Matthew ⓘ
mission	to cast out demons ⓘ to heal the sick ⓘ to make disciples of all nations ⓘ to preach the Gospel ⓘ
numberOfMembers	12 ⓘ
primarySource	New Testament ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ
replacedMember	Judas Iscariot ⓘ
replacementMember	Matthias ⓘ
role	founders of the early Christian Church ⓘ messengers of Jesus Christ ⓘ primary disciples of Jesus Christ ⓘ
symbolicNumber	12 ⓘ
symbolism	Twelve Tribes of Israel ⓘ surface form: twelve tribes of Israel
timePeriod	1st century CE ⓘ
veneratedIn	Anglican Communion ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church Lutheranism ⓘ surface form: Lutheran Churches Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches

Referenced by (32)

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

The Storm on the Sea of Galilee → mainSubject → Apostles ⓘ

Luke 21 → addressesAudience → Apostles ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jesus’ disciples

Galilee → associatedWith → Apostles ⓘ

this entity surface form: Apostles of Jesus

parable of the faithful and wicked servants → addressesAudience → Apostles ⓘ

subject surface form: Parable of the Faithful and Wicked Servants

this entity surface form: Jesus' disciples

The King of Kings (1927 film) → portrays → Apostles ⓘ

this entity surface form: Apostles of Jesus

Whitsunday → associatedWith → Apostles ⓘ

Apostle Simon the Zealot → appearsInListOf → Apostles ⓘ

subject surface form: Simon the Zealot

this entity surface form: Twelve Apostles in Acts 1:13

Apostles' Fast → honors → Apostles ⓘ

this entity surface form: apostles of Jesus Christ

parable of the fig tree → audience → Apostles ⓘ

subject surface form: Parable of the Fig Tree

this entity surface form: Jesus’ disciples

Twelve Apostles → alsoKnownAs → Apostles ⓘ

this entity surface form: Apostles of Jesus

Stephen → appointedBy → Apostles ⓘ

this entity surface form: the apostles

Andrew the Apostle → category → Apostles ⓘ

this entity surface form: Apostles of Jesus

Death of the Virgin → depicts → Apostles ⓘ

Saint Stephen → appointedBy → Apostles ⓘ

Matthew 13 → audience → Apostles ⓘ

this entity surface form: the disciples of Jesus

Matthew 13 → mentionsFigure → Apostles ⓘ

this entity surface form: disciples of Jesus

Apostolic Father → distinguishedFrom → Apostles ⓘ

tomb of Joseph of Arimathea → emptyFoundBy → Apostles ⓘ

this entity surface form: disciples of Jesus

The Fates of the Apostles → focusesOn → Apostles ⓘ

this entity surface form: Christ’s apostles

James the Less → hasCategory → Apostles ⓘ

this entity surface form: Apostles of Jesus

Field of Blood → isConnectedToFigure → Apostles ⓘ

this entity surface form: the apostles

Joses → convertedBy → Apostles ⓘ

this entity surface form: Apostles of Jesus

Equal-to-the-Apostles → relatedConcept → Apostles ⓘ

Jerusalem church → foundedBy → Apostles ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jesus’ disciples

Olivet Discourse → audience → Apostles ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jesus’ disciples

et-Tell → associatedWith → Apostles ⓘ

this entity surface form: disciples of Jesus

the twelve → alsoKnownAs → Apostles ⓘ

subject surface form: the Twelve

this entity surface form: the Apostles

Four Apostles → subjectHeading → Apostles ⓘ

Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church) → ecclesiasticalTitle → Apostles ⓘ

this entity surface form: Apostle

Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church) → scripturalBasis → Apostles ⓘ

this entity surface form: New Testament Twelve Apostles

Coptic Anaphora of Saint Basil → commemorates → Apostles ⓘ

The Last Supper (1909) → depicts → Apostles ⓘ

this entity surface form: Apostles of Jesus