Apostle. Probably a close friend of Saint Philip; his name is always mentioned in the Gospels in connection with him, and it was Philip brought Bartholomew to Jesus. May have written a gospel, now lost; it is mentioned in other writings of the time. May have preached in Asia Minor, Ethiopia, India and Armenia; some one did, leaving early writings behind, and local tradition says it was him.
Died
flayed alive at Albanopolis, Armenia; relics at St Bartholomew-on-the-Tiber Church, Rome, and in the cathedral in Canterbury, England
