SAAN NAILIBING ANG MGA LABI NG MGA APOSTOLES? : Where The Remains of The Apostles Are Buried?
WHERE THE REMAINS OF ALL APOSTLES ARE BURIED?
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In Matthew 28:19, before Christ ascended to heaven, He instructed all his apostles to teach all nations, baptizing them in the Name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. And so, after the day of Pentecost (i.e. the birth of the Catholic Church) when all the apostles received the Holy Spirit, they began to travel on different cities and countries. Some of them had went far from Jerusalem, such as St. Thomas who arrived in India, establishing Christianity to a Hindu majority nation. Apostle James the Greater also went to Spain where he established Christianity to a country which was responsible for the Christianization of many Spanish colonies (e.g. Mexico, Philippines, Puerto Rico, and many Latin American Countries) in the world. St. Paul had also went to Spain in one of his journeys (Rom.15:24).
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All of the 12 Apostles (except St. John) have died in martyrdom. Apostle John died on natural death after he wrote the Book of Revelations. The remains of all Apostles (except Judas Iscariot, perhaps protestant kept his remains) were all kept and venerated by the early Christians. In the Old Testament, the Israelites had kept and carried with them the bones of Joseph (read Exodus 13:19). The only Church who preserved the remains of the Apostles from early Christianity until now is the Catholic Church. Details on how all apostles died and where their remains are kept are the following: ⏬
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🚩1. St. PETER (64 AD) - crucified upside down in Rome
- his remains is buried under the St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican
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🚩2. St. JAMES the Greater (45 AD) - stabbed with sword
- his remains is buried in St. James Cathedral, Compostela, Spain
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🚩3. St. JAMES the Less (63 AD) - stoned to death
- his remains is buried in the Holy Apostles Basilica, Rome, Italy
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🚩4. St. JUDE Thaddeus (72 AD) - filled with arrows
- his remains is buried in St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican
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🚩5. St. PHILIP (54 AD) - crucified by soldiers
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