According to the magazine, Christian...
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According to the magazine, Christian Index, when Jesus told Peter to "feed my sheep," Peter was not the only apostle to heed the words of his Master and to suffer the terrible physical consequences. Although the fate of some of the apostles is historically unknown, tradition offers the following possibilities. Matthew was slain in a city of Ethiopia with a sword.
Mark died in Alexandria after being dragged through the streets. Luke was hanged upon an olive tree in Greece.
Peter was crucified at Rome, head downward.
James, the Greater, was beheaded at Jerusalem. James, the Less, was thrown from the pinnacle of a temple, then beaten to death. Bartholomew was flayed until he died. Andrew was crucified. Thomas was killed in the East Indies by a lance. Jude was killed by arrows. Matthias was first stoned, then beheaded. Barnabas of the Gentiles was stoned to death at Salonica. Paul was beheaded at Rome by the Emperor Nero. John was placed in a cauldron of boiling oil, but miraculously escaped death, and was later banished to Patmos. -- Byrd
Mark died in Alexandria after being dragged through the streets. Luke was hanged upon an olive tree in Greece.
Peter was crucified at Rome, head downward.
James, the Greater, was beheaded at Jerusalem. James, the Less, was thrown from the pinnacle of a temple, then beaten to death. Bartholomew was flayed until he died. Andrew was crucified. Thomas was killed in the East Indies by a lance. Jude was killed by arrows. Matthias was first stoned, then beheaded. Barnabas of the Gentiles was stoned to death at Salonica. Paul was beheaded at Rome by the Emperor Nero. John was placed in a cauldron of boiling oil, but miraculously escaped death, and was later banished to Patmos. -- Byrd
