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Posted on 08/17/2008 4:07:18 PM PDT by Salvation
All except one. According to tradition, all of the twelve apostles died as martyrs during the first century A.D. Only St. John, the writer of the Gospel with his name and the Book of Revelation died a natural death. It is believed he died near the year 100 A.D.
The possible causes of death of each of the Twelve Apostles:
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I just want to note that Judas, though a disciple, was not an apostle.
Paul was not a disciple, but was an apostle.
He was willing to be discovered as a follower of Jesus, when everyone else fled in fear.
Holy Order is a true and proper Sacrament which was instituted by Christ. (De fide.)
The four Minor Orders and the Subdiaconate are not Sacraments but merely Sacramentals. (Sent. Communior.)
The consecration of priests is a Sacrament. (De fide.)
The consecration of a Bishop is a Sacrament. (Sent. certa.)
Bishops are superior to priests. (De fide.)
The Order of Diaconate is a Sacrament. (Sent. certa.)
The matter of the Orders of Diaconate, Priesthood, and Episcopate is the imposition of hands alone. (Sent. fidei proxima).
The handing over (tradition) of the instruments is not necessary for the validity of the consecration of Deacons, Priests, and Bishops. (Sent. fidei proxima.)
The form of the Order of Deacon, Priest, and Bishop consists solely in the words which more closely determine the imposition of the hands. (Sent. fidei proxima.)
The Sacrament of Order confers sanctifying grace on the recipient. (De fide.) Cf. D843a, 959,964.
The Sacrament of Order imprints a character on the recipient. (De fide.)
The Sacrament of Order confers a permanent spiritual power on the recipient. (De fide.) Cf. D960 et seq.
The ordinary dispenser of all grades of Order, both the sacramental and the non-sacramental, is the validly consecrated bishop alone. (De fide.)
The extraordinary dispenser of the four Minor Orders and of the Order of the Subdiaconate is the presbyter. (Sent. certa.)
The Sacrament of Order can be validly received by a baptised person of the male sex only. (Sent. certa.) CIC 968, Par. 1.
Incorrect, according to the Gospel of Luke:
Luke 12: 13-16 "When day came, he called his disciples to himself, and from them he chose Twelve, whom he also named apostles: Simon, whom he named Peter, and his brother Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon who was called a Zealot, and Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.
Interesting point.
However, I thought that John is "technically" considered a martyr. When he was boiled alive he SHOULD have died, yet the Lord used this event to convert others -- I was always taught that this made him a martyr because NOBODY could survive without Divine Intervention and John emerged unharmed.
Oops... Judas wasn't martyred as your list points out; he committed suicide. So technically it should read "All except two."
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Shadrach, Mesahach, and Abednego?
BTW-There is at least one early Church father writings (Clements) that makes it plausible for John to have died around 70AD. This is often used in debating the date of Revelation.
You are right. Goofed on that, didn’t I? I wanted to correct the mistake of St. John that I totally forgot about Judas.
When I taught a Bible study on Revelation our book brought this up too.
As one of the Twelve, Andrew was admitted to the closest familiarity with Our Lord during His public life; he was present at the Last Supper; beheld the risen Lord; witnessed the Ascension; shared in the graces and gifts of the first Pentecost, and helped, amid threats and persecution, to establish the Faith in Palestine.
Matthias took the place of Judas as one of the Twelve. I believe he was also martyred.
Many scholars identify him with Nathaniel (John, i, 45-51; xxi, 2). The manner of his death, said to have occurred at Albanopolis in Armenia, is equally uncertain; according to some, he was beheaded, according to others, flayed alive and crucified, head downward, by order of Astyages, for having converted his brother, Polymius, King of Armenia. On account of this latter legend, he is often represented in art (e.g. in Michelangelo's Last Judgment) as flayed and holding in his hand his own skin.
I still feel that because he was the one to witness the crucification, and comfort the Blessed Mother made him special in the eyes of God.
If I am not mistaken (and I could be, I converted in 2005) John is the only gospel read on the Vigil of Easter and Easter.
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