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Who celebrates the name day on July 13

On July 13, the Orthodox Church celebrates the holiday -Cathedral of the glorious and omnipotent 12 apostles. These days, congratulate men with names: Andrew, Peter, Ivan, Jacob, Philip, Bartholomew, Thomas, Matvey, Judah, Simon. Each of the apostles is also commemorated on the day of death.

A good gift for the name day on this day will be icons depicting Jesus Christ and his 12 apostles.

The Cathedral of 12 Apostles is celebrated from the 4th century onwards -so the church honors the disciples and associates of Christ, who first of all believed in his word and followed him. The word "apostle" came to us from the Greek language and means "messenger" or "servant". Three years before his death, Christ chose his disciples from poor families and instructed them to serve people by communicating to them the word of God. They left their families and friends, accompanying Jesus Christ in his wanderings, preached at his command and shared with him all difficulties and hardships.

The Life of the Apostles

After the death and resurrection of Christ, the apostlescontinued wandering and preaching in different parts of the world. St. Peter traveled through Nicaea, Syria, Asia Minor, Sicily, Corinth, Spain, Carthage, Egypt, Britain. He became the first Roman bishop. His brother Andrew the First-Called preached in Byzantium, Thrace, Macedonia, Asia Minor, Alania, Crimea, Black Sea Coast, in Russia; Jacob Zavedeev - in Spain; John the Theologian - Asia Minor, Jerusalem, Ephesus, on about. Patmos; the holy apostles Philip and Bartholomew - in Syria and Asia Minor; Thomas - in India, Parthia, Media, Persia; Matthew - in Macedonia, Syria, Persia, Parthia, Media, Ethiopia; Matthew's brother Jacob Alfeev - in Edessa, Judea, Gaza, South Palestine, Egypt. The brother of the Lord in the flesh, Judas Jacob, or Thaddeus traveled through Judea, Galilee, Samaria, Edom, Arabia, Syria, Mesopotamia, Persia. Simon Zilot preached in Egypt, Mauritania, Libya, Numidia, Kirinia, Abkhazia; and Matthias, chosen by the twelfth apostle in place of the betrayer of Judas Iscariot, - in Judea, Colchis and Macedonia.

Also July 13 is the day of the memory of St. Sophronius, bishop of Irkutsk, and martyr of Teleti Nikomedia.

Of all the apostles, only John the Theologian lived to seeold age and died his death. Other apostles, having lived a complex, full of suffering life, ended her martyrdom. Saints Andrew the First-Called, Peter, Jacob Alfeev, Judah Jacob, Matthew, Bartholomew, Philip and Simon the Zealot were crucified on the cross. And Peter and Andrew refused to be crucified in the likeness of their Lord, so Peter was crucified upside down, and Andrew - on the X-shaped cross. Bartholomew was subjected to monstrous tortures in Armenia, having met incomprehension on the part of the Gentiles. Matthias in Judea was stoned to death. The brother of John the Theologian, Jacob Zavedeev as a citizen of Rome died a quick death - his head was cut off. It was not easy their mission to convert to the Christianity of the Gentiles and Gentiles. They met with humiliation and aggression in countries where they preached. But each of them stood until the end, giving his life to the service of God.