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Philip (One of the apostles according)

one of the 12 apostles, according to John's Gospel, "of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter," and who was called to follow Jesus at Bethany.

After the resurrection he was present present at the election of Matthias to the apostleship, but it is not again mentioned. In the Western Church he is commemorated May 1. PHILIP THE EVANGELIST, often confounded with the above, is first mentioned in Acts vi: 5. He preached at Smyrna.

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