Philip the Apostle

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Philip was a disciple of Jesus of Nazareth, one of the Twelve.

Overview

Philip the Apostle (not to be confused with Philip the Evangelist) appears in all four lists of the Twelve Apostles (Mark 3:18; Matthew 10:3; Luke 6:14; Acts 1:13).

Philip is also present in some narratives in the Gospel of John.

Later Christian tradition

Clement of Alexandria states that Philip was married, had children, and one of his daughters was also married (Miscellanies, 3.6.52).

Eusebius conflated Philip the Apostle and Philip the Evangelist into a single figure (Church History, 3.31.5).

Legendary accounts developed about Philip's preaching in Greece, Phrygia, and Syria (Acts of Philip), and his martyrdom in Hierapolis (Asia Minor).