In the Bible, Simon was surnamed “Zealot” to distinguish him from the other Simon, who is nicknamed Peter. He is called a ...
The twelve apostles, the chosen followers of Jesus Christ, went throughout the ancient world preaching, spreading ...
The Christian Bible teaches that Jesus had twelve disciples ... it says that Jesus’ first two disciples were brothers and fishermen called Simon Peter and Andrew. Jesus told them, "Follow ...
Tradition holds that 11 of the Twelve Apostles were martyred ... Matthias was stoned to death; and Simon was either crucified or sawed in half. John—the last survivor of the Twelve—likely ...