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St. Philip lived in [[Bathsaida]] of [[Galilee]], along with [[Peter]] and [[Andrew]], two more of Jesus' disciples. <ref>http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%201:44&version=31;</ref>
St. Philip lived in [[Bathsaida]] of [[Galilee]], along with [[Peter]] and [[Andrew]], two more of Jesus' disciples. <ref>http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%201:44&version=31;</ref>
<ref>http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%2012:21;&version=31;</ref> Like them, on hearing of [[John the Baptist]], he traveled to where John was speaking. There, he received his call from Jesus, "Follow me." <ref>http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%201:43;&version=31;</ref> Almost immediately after Jesus said this to him, Philip accepted the call and then went and told [[Nathanael]] he had "found the one [[Moses]] wrote about in the Law, and about whom the [[prophet]]s also wrote—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of [[Joseph]]." <ref>http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%201:45;&version=31;</ref>
<ref>http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%2012:21;&version=31;</ref> Like them, on hearing of [[John the Baptist]], he traveled to where John was speaking. There, he received his call from Jesus, "Follow me." <ref>http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%201:43;&version=31;</ref> Almost immediately after Jesus said this to him, Philip accepted the call and then went and told [[Nathanael]] he had "found the one [[Moses]] wrote about in the Law, and about whom the [[prophet]]s also wrote—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of [[Joseph]]." <ref>http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%201:45;&version=31;</ref>
Nathanael was the first person Philip led to Christ.
Nathanael was the first person Philip led to Christ. Philip was present at the miracle of the loaves and fishes.
No one knows how St. Philip died, as his death is not recorded in the [[Bible]] or any other book.
No one knows how St. Philip died, as his death is not recorded in the [[Bible]] or any other book.
'''Feastday''': May 3
'''Feastday''': May 3
== See also ==
== See also ==
*[[The Twelve Apostles]]
*[[The Twelve Apostles]]
== External links ==
*[http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=312 St. Philip]
==References==
==References==