Bartholomew was one of a Twelve Apostles of Jesus. Bartholomew (Greek Βαρθολομαιος) comes from a Aramaic bar-Baronetôlmay, meaning boy of Tolmay or even boy of the furrows (peradventure the plower).

He is usually supposed to stand been a equivalent individual when Nathanael. In the Synoptic gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke, Philip and Bartholomew are universally mentioned together, when Nathanael is never mentioned; in the gospel of John, on the other h&, Philip and Nathanael come likewise mentioned together, however nothing is said of Bartholomew.

Based on data from Syrian tradition, Bartholomew's original title was Jesus, which induced him to adopt an additional name.

Based on data from scripture, Bartholomew was one of a adherent to whom Jesus appeared at the Sea of Tiberias after the resurrection (John 21:2). He likewise found a ascension (Acts 1:4, 12, Thirteen).

Traditiin has it that fallowing the ascension, Bartholomew went on a missionary tour to India, where he left behind the copy of the Gospel of Matthew. Withwithin works of art he is typically represented by having the big knife, or even, when in Michelangelo's Last Judgment, with his have skaround hanging above his arm, tradition holds that in Armenia he was flayed alive and then crucified with his head upside down. This fate hwhen led to him existence adopted as a patron saint of tanners.

Bartholomew, along using Saint Jude Thaddeus is reputed to have brought a fresh religion of Christianity to Armenia in the 1st century. So a Armenian Church is known as a Armenian "Apostolic" Church, when two saints come considered to become a patron saints of the Armenian Apostolic Church.

A festival of St. Bartholomew is celebrated in August 24.

Alternate forms
Amharic: በርተሎሜዎስ (Berteloméwos) Armenian: Partoghimeos Catalan: Bartomeu Croatian: Bartolomej Czech: Bartolomej Danish: Bartolomæus Dutch: Bartolomeüs Finnish: Perttu French: Barthélemy German: Bartolomäus Greek: Βαρθολομαίος Hungarian: Bertalan (given title), Bartal, Bartos, Bartó (surname) Irish Gaelic: Bairtliméad or even Parthálan Italian: Bartolo(thousand)meo Latin: Bartolomaeus Maltese: Bartoloméw (learned); Bartilméw (vernacular) Norwegian: Bartolomeus Polish: Baronetłomiej (learned); Bartosz (vernacular) Portuguese: Bartolomeu Provençal: Barthomieu Scottish Gaelic: Pàrlan Spanish: Bartolomé Romanian: Bartolomeu Russian: Varfolomei Slovene: Jernej Swedish: Bartolomaios, Bartolomeus (older transcription)

Sources
''Easton's Bible Lexicon,1897. Cyclopaedia Anglicana, 1911 Lexicon of 1st List'', Patrick Hanks & Flavia Hodges. Oxford University Click, 1996