06 works, Today, October 11th, is Holy Apostle Philip's day, their story illustrated #283

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The 7 Deacons; Sosthenes, Apollo, Cephas, Tychicus, Epaphroditus, Cæsar and Onesiphorus

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Holy Apostle Philip of the Seventy, one of the 7 Deacons is not to be confused with Saint Philip one of the Twelve Apostles. This Philip was born in Palestine, was married and had children.

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Icon of the Seventy Apostles

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An icon or ikon is a religious work of art, most commonly a painting, in the cultures of the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, the Roman Catholic, and certain Eastern Catholic churches. They are not simply artworks; "an icon is a sacred image used in religious devotion". More on this work

The Council of seventy holy apostles was established by the Orthodox Church in order to show the equality of each of them and thereby prevent differences in their veneration. They were chosen by the Lord Jesus Christ to preach the gospel to the whole universe. Each of the seventy apostles also has separate days of remembrance.

After the Descent of the Holy Spirit, the Twelve Apostles made Philip a deacon in the Church of Jerusalem. Along with the other six deacons, they appointed him to deal with the offerings of the faithful and attend to the concerns of the widowed, the orphaned and the needy. 

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The stoning of the Protomartyr Stephen

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The eldest among the seven deacons was the holy Archdeacon Stephen. When the persecution of Christians began, the Jews stoned the Protomartyr Stephen. The Apostle Philip left Jerusalem and settled in Samaria. There he successfully preached Christianity. 

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Confrontation of the apostle Peter and Simon the Magician, c. 1620

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Simon is on the right, wearing black.

Avanzino Nucci (c. 1552–1629) was an Italian painter of the late-Renaissance period. He trained with Niccolò Circignani (il Pomarancio). Bernardino Gagliardi was one of his pupils. His paintings can be found in the Roman churches of San Rocco all'Augusteo, San Silvestro al Quirinale, and San Paolo fuora le Mura. Some more paintings dated 1596 are in the portico of the former Carthusian Monastery and now museum of San Martino in Naples. They depict the Foundation of the Carthusian order by St Bruno of Cologne, the Approval of the order by the Pope Urban II and the Meeting of the Saint with the Norman king Roger I of Sicily. More on Avanzino Nucci

Among the disciple’s converts was the noted magician Simon, who “after being baptized, continued with Philip.” 

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Philip & The Ethiopian Eunuch

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At the command of an angel of the Lord, Saint Philip set out upon the road connecting Jerusalem with Gaza. There he met the treasurer of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under the Kandake, the queen of Ethiopia. The eunuch had gone to Jerusalem to worship, and he was now returning. Seated in his carriage, he was reading aloud from the book of the prophet Isaiah.

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Philip tirelessly preached the Word of God

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The holy disciple Philip tirelessly preached the Word of God in many of the lands of the Near East adjoining Palestine. At Jerusalem the Apostles made him a bishop and sent him to Tralles in Asia Minor, where he also baptized many. Saint Philip died in old age.

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