Did Mary Have Other Children?
The New Testament calls James “the Lord’s brother.” That sounds simple until the next question appears: if James was Jesus’ brother, did Mary have…
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Saint Bartholomew Martyrdom | Flayed Alive for His Faith in Jesus
Saint Bartholomew is famously remembered as the apostle who was flayed alive for Christ. That image is horrifying. It has followed Bartholomew through centuries…
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Saint Philip’s Martyrdom: Was Philip Crucified in Hierapolis?
Saint Philip’s martyrdom should not be understood first as a death scene. It should be understood as the later memory of an apostolic witness…
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Saint Thomas’s Martyrdom: Did Thomas Die in India?
Saint Thomas’s martyrdom is one of the most famous apostolic death traditions, but Thomas’s story does not begin with a spear in India. It…
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Saint Andrew’s Martyrdom and the X-Shaped Cross
Saint Andrew’s Martyrdom: Did the Apostle Die on an X-Shaped Cross? Andrew was not the loudest apostle. He was not the most famous. But…
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Saint John’s Endurance: Was John the Apostle Martyred?
John was not the apostle killed first. He was the apostle who remained. James was killed by the sword. Peter was remembered by early…
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Peter’s Martyrdom: Was Peter Crucified Upside Down?
Which Peter Are We Talking About? Peter’s martyrdom matters because Peter was not a distant believer defending a secondhand tradition. He was one of…
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The Martyrdom of Saint James | First Apostle to Die
James son of Zebedee does not enter Christian memory as a distant medieval legend. The New Testament places him inside the circle closest to…
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