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Assembly of the Holy Glorious and Praise Worthy Apostles 7/12/2013
Even though each one of the Twelve Great Apostles has their own special day of celebration throughout the year, nevertheless the Church has set aside this day as a festal assembly of all the apostles together and with them, Paul. These are the names and the separate days of the celebrations of the Holy Twelve: Saint Peter - June 29 and January 16; Saint Andrew - November 30; Saint James, the son of Zebedee - April 30; Saint John the Theologian - September 26 and May 8; Saint Philip - November 14; Saint Bartholomew - June 11 and August 25; Saint Thomas - October 6; Saint Matthew the Evangelist - November 16Saint James, the son of Alphaeus - October 9; Saint Thaddeus or Jude, the brother of James - June 19; Saint Simon the Zealot - May 10; Saint Matthias - August 9; Saint Paul - June 29. Let us also mention how each one of these most holy and most beneficial men in the history of the world ended their earthly life: Saint Peter was crucified upside down; Saint Andrew was crucified; Saint James, the son of Zebedee, was beheaded; Saint John the Theologian died in a miraculous manner; Saint Philip was crucified; Saint Bartholomew was crucified, scrapped and beheaded; Saint Thomas was pierced with five spears; Saint Matthew the Evangelist was burned alive; Saint James, the son of Alphaeus, was crucified; Saint Thaddeus or Jude, the brother of James, was crucified; Saint Simon the Zealot was crucified; Saint Matthias was stoned and then was beheaded after death; Saint Paul was beheaded.
