How the Apostles Were Martyred

Vocabulary flashcards detailing the traditional martyrdoms and fates of the twelve apostles according to the lecture notes.

John

boiling oil (escaped), wrote the Book of Revelation on island of Patmos

Peter

crucified upside down

James (son of Zebedee)

first to be martyred; beheaded

Andrew

crucified on an X-shaped cross

Thaddeus

crucified

Philip

flogged then crucified

Simon

either crucified or sawed in half

Bartholomew

flayed alive with a knife, crucified, then beheaded

Matthew

halberd (poleaxe)

Matthias

stoned but survived, then beheaded

James (son of Alphaeus)

thrown down but survived, then struck on the head with a wooden mallet

Thomas

pierced through the body with a spear