Martyrdom of Apostle Philip
The Martyrdom of St Philip the Apostle in Hierapolis, Turkey Ruins of a Justinian Church on the site of the martyrdom in Pamukkale, Turkey Philip was the fifth of the 12 Apostles of Jesus Christ. Like Peter, Andrew, James, and John, Philip too was a native of Bethsaida in Galilee. Initially, Philip, like Andrew, was a follower of John the Baptist and became an apostle of Jesus when Jesus asked him to follow him. According to John 1:43-46, Jesus finds Philip and simply tells him, "Follow me." Philip then rushes to find Nathanael and tells him about Jesus, asserting that they have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law and about whom the prophets also wrote — Jesus of Nazareth. His immediate evangelism reflects his quick acceptance of Jesus as the Messiah and also shows that he had a profound knowledge of Holy Scripture, to correctly understand the prophecies of the Old Testament regarding the coming of the Messiah. We don’t know a lot about Philip. T...