Philip the Evangelist


Philip the Evangelist
Icon of Philip, Italy
Evangelist or Deacon
BornUnknown (1st century)
Caesarea Maritima
Died11 October (1st century)
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Eastern Catholic Churches
Eastern Orthodox Church
Coptic Orthodox Church
Armenian Apostolic Church
Ethiopian Orthodox Church
Syriac Orthodox Church
Oriental Orthodoxy
Lutheranism
Anglican Communion
Feast11 October

Philip the Evangelist (Greek: Φίλιππος, Philippos) appears several times in the Acts of the Apostles. He was one of the Seven chosen to care for the poor of the Christian community in Jerusalem (Acts 6). He preached and performed miracles in Samaria, and met and baptised an Ethiopian man, a eunuch, on the road from Jerusalem to Gaza, traditionally marking the start of the Ethiopian Church (Acts 8:26–39). Later, Philip lived in Caesarea Maritima with his four daughters who prophesied, where he was visited by Paul the Apostle (Acts 21:8–9).