<p>Saint, was one of the 12 apostles of Jesus Christ.</p>
<p>He is listed among the apostles in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke and in the Acts of the Apostles, but nowhere else in the New Testament.</p>
<p>Bartholomew is sometimes thought to be Nathanael, a follower of Jesus mentioned in the Gospel of John.</p>
<p>According to later Christian tradition, Bartholomew preached in India, Ethiopia, Persia, Asia Minor, and Armenia.</p>
<p>He is also said to have written a Gospel.</p>
<p>One report tells that Bartholomew was martyred in Armenia by flaying (having his skin stripped off).</p>
<p>He is sometimes pictured as carrying his own skin. His feast day is August 24.</p>
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