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Bartholomew (ST the apostle probably)

ST., the apostle, probably the same person as Nathanael, mentioned, in the Gospel of St. John, as an upright Israelite, and one of the first disciples of Jesus. He is said to have taught Christianity in the south of Arabia, and to have carried there the Gospel of St. Matthew, in the Hebrew language, according to Eusebius. Chrysostom mentions that he preached in Armenia and Natolia. The ancient church had an apocryphal Gospel bearing his name, of which nothing has been preserved. The Catholic Church celebrates a feast in his honor , on the 24th of August.