Apostles of Jesus Christ in the context of "Apostle"

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⭐ Core Definition: Apostles of Jesus Christ

In Christian theology and ecclesiology, the apostles, particularly the Twelve Apostles (also known as the Twelve Disciples or simply the Twelve), were the primary disciples of Jesus according to the New Testament. During the life and ministry of Jesus in the 1st century AD, the apostles were his closest followers and became the primary teachers of the gospel message of Jesus. There is also an Eastern Christian tradition derived from the Gospel of Luke that there were seventy apostles during the time of Jesus' ministry.

The commissioning of the Twelve Apostles during the ministry of Jesus is described in the Synoptic Gospels. After his resurrection, Jesus sent eleven of them (as Judas Iscariot by then had died) by the Great Commission to spread his teachings to all nations.

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Apostles of Jesus Christ in the context of Santiago de Compostela Cathedral

The Santiago de Compostela Archcathedral Basilica (Spanish and Galician: Catedral Basílica de Santiago de Compostela) is part of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela and is an integral component of the Santiago de Compostela World Heritage Site in Galicia, Spain. The cathedral is the reputed burial place of Saint James the Great, one of the apostles of Jesus Christ. It is also among the remaining churches in the world built over the tomb of an apostle, the other ones being St Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, St Thomas Cathedral Basilica in Chennai, India, and Basilica of St. John in İzmir, Turkey.

The archcathedral basilica has historically been a place of Christian pilgrimage on the Way of St James since the Early Middle Ages and marks the traditional end of the pilgrimage route. The building is a Romanesque structure, with later Gothic and Baroque additions.

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The Last Supper (Leonardo) → Leonardo da Vinci → Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan → Milan → Synaxis → Christian theology → Ecclesiology → Disciple (Christianity) → Jesus → New Testament → Life of Jesus in the New Testament → Ministry of Jesus → Christianity in the 1st century → Apostle → The gospel → Eastern Christianity → Gospel of Luke → Seventy disciples → Commissioning of the Twelve Apostles → Synoptic Gospels → Resurrection of Jesus → Judas Iscariot → Judas Iscariot → Great Commission →