Feast Day

May 3

The Church celebrates Philip the Apostle on May 3.

Philip the Apostle

Philip the Apostle

1st century ADca. 80 AD

Philip the Apostle was the practical man among the Twelve who calculated costs precisely, yet asked Christ the question that gave Christian theology its most consequential pivot: 'Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us.' He brought the Gospel to Hierapolis and died a martyr there.