Twelve Apostles

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biblical figure collective group of people

The Twelve Apostles were the core group of Jesus Christ’s closest disciples in the New Testament, chosen to spread his teachings and lead the early Christian church.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Twelve Apostles canonical 37
the Twelve Apostles 10
The Twelve Apostles 4

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical figure collective ⓘ
group of people ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Apostles ⓘ
surface form: Apostles of Jesus

The Twelve ⓘ
appointedBy Jesus Christ ⓘ
authorityGivenBy Jesus Christ ⓘ
authorityType to bind and loose ⓘ
to forgive sins ⓘ
commemoratedIn Christian liturgy ⓘ
describedIn New Testament ⓘ
etymology from Greek apostolos meaning one who is sent ⓘ
foundationOf apostolic ministry ⓘ
early Christian church leadership ⓘ
geographicContext Galilee ⓘ
Judea ⓘ
influenced apostolic succession doctrine ⓘ
languageOfName Greek ⓘ
leadApostle Peter ⓘ
member Andrew ⓘ
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 ⓘ
numberOfMembers 12 ⓘ
primaryMission to heal and cast out demons ⓘ
to preach the Kingdom of God ⓘ
to spread the teachings of Jesus ⓘ
religiousTradition Christianity ⓘ
replacedMember Judas Iscariot ⓘ
replacementMember Matthias ⓘ
role closest disciples of Jesus Christ ⓘ
leaders of the early Christian church ⓘ
missionaries of the gospel ⓘ
selectionMethodForMatthias casting lots ⓘ
symbolicNumber 12 tribes of Israel ⓘ
timePeriod 1st century CE ⓘ
veneratedAs saints in most Christian traditions ⓘ

Referenced by (52)

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

Apostle Peter → memberOf → Twelve Apostles ⓘ
Apostle John → memberOf → Twelve Apostles ⓘ
Apostle James the Greater → memberOf → Twelve Apostles ⓘ
subject surface form: James the Greater
Apostle Philip → memberOf → Twelve Apostles ⓘ
Apostle Philip → associatedWith → Twelve Apostles ⓘ
Apostle Bartholomew → memberOf → Twelve Apostles ⓘ
Apostle Matthew → memberOf → Twelve Apostles ⓘ
Apostle Thomas → partOf → Twelve Apostles ⓘ
Apostle James the Less → memberOf → Twelve Apostles ⓘ
Apostle Simon the Zealot → memberOf → Twelve Apostles ⓘ
subject surface form: Simon the Zealot
Judas Iscariot → associatedWith → Twelve Apostles ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Twelve Apostles
Apostles → alsoKnownAs → Twelve Apostles ⓘ
Church of the Holy Apostles → dedicatedTo → Twelve Apostles ⓘ
Pillars of the Church → relatedTerm → Twelve Apostles ⓘ
Andrew the Apostle → memberOf → Twelve Apostles ⓘ
Sagrada Família → towersSymbolize → Twelve Apostles ⓘ
Simon the Zealot → memberOf → Twelve Apostles ⓘ
Thaddaeus → memberOf → Twelve Apostles ⓘ
Saint John → memberOf → Twelve Apostles ⓘ
this entity surface form: Twelve Apostles of Jesus
Svetitskhoveli Cathedral → dedicatedTo → Twelve Apostles ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Twelve Apostles
Philip → memberOf → Twelve Apostles ⓘ
subject surface form: Philip the Apostle
Apostle to the Apostles → associatedGroup → Twelve Apostles ⓘ
this entity surface form: the Twelve Apostles
Resurrection → associatedPerson → Twelve Apostles ⓘ
this entity surface form: the Twelve Apostles
Apostolic Age → hasMainParticipants → Twelve Apostles ⓘ
Bethany → visitedBy → Twelve Apostles ⓘ
this entity surface form: the Twelve Apostles
Iacobus Maior → memberOf → Twelve Apostles ⓘ
Didymus → isOneOf → Twelve Apostles ⓘ
this entity surface form: the Twelve Apostles
James the Less → memberOf → Twelve Apostles ⓘ
the Less → memberOf → Twelve Apostles ⓘ
subject surface form: James the Less
the Younger → memberOf → Twelve Apostles ⓘ
subject surface form: James the Younger
Simon the Cananaean → memberOf → Twelve Apostles ⓘ
Alphaeus → associatedWith → Twelve Apostles ⓘ
Simon Zelotes → memberOf → Twelve Apostles ⓘ
St. Jude → apostolicGroup → Twelve Apostles ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Twelve Apostles
Saint Bartholomew → memberOf → Twelve Apostles ⓘ
Saint Philip → partOf → Twelve Apostles ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Twelve Apostles
Thomas Didymus → memberOf → Twelve Apostles ⓘ
Feast of the Twelve Apostles → honors → Twelve Apostles ⓘ
John son of Zebedee → memberOf → Twelve Apostles ⓘ
Matthias → memberOf → Twelve Apostles ⓘ
Matthias → seeAlso → Twelve Apostles ⓘ
Bartholomew → memberOf → Twelve Apostles ⓘ
the twelve → alsoKnownAs → Twelve Apostles ⓘ
subject surface form: the Twelve
this entity surface form: the Twelve Apostles
Saint James → isPartOf → Twelve Apostles ⓘ
Season of the Apostles → commemorativeSubject → Twelve Apostles ⓘ
this entity surface form: the Twelve Apostles
Thomas → memberOf → Twelve Apostles ⓘ
subject surface form: Thomas the Apostle
Thomas → isOneOf → Twelve Apostles ⓘ
subject surface form: Thomas the Apostle
Lebbaeus → memberOf → Twelve Apostles ⓘ
Puerta de los Apóstoles → dedicatedTo → Twelve Apostles ⓘ
this entity surface form: the Twelve Apostles
canons of the Holy Apostles → traditionalAttribution → Twelve Apostles ⓘ
subject surface form: Canons of the Holy Apostles
this entity surface form: the Twelve Apostles