The disciples of Jesus Christ were a dozen men who were consistently with Jesus during His earthly ministry and continued His ministry and mission after His ascension. The twelve disciples were Pe ...

The Christian Bible teaches that Jesus had twelve disciples, also known as apostles. That means they were his closest followers. We see Jesus approaching two men standing on a sandy beach near a ...

Tradition holds that 11 of the Twelve Apostles were martyred. Peter, Andrew, and Philip were crucified; James the Greater and Thaddaeus fell to the sword; James the Lesser was beaten to death ...