What did John the apostle look like?
What did John the apostle look like? In the West, John is depicted as a young beardless man. In Byzantine art he appears old, with a long white beard and hair.
Which apostle was a twin?
His name in Aramaic (Te?oma) and Greek (Didymos) means “twin”; John 11:16 identifies him as “Thomas, called the Twin.” He is called Judas Thomas (i.e., Judas the Twin) by the Syrians.
Which apostle was sawed in half?
Voragine writes that Simon was sawed in half. Christian Ethiopians believe that while Simon did die in this manner, he was killed in Samaria, not Persia. According to this record, two jealous bishops sawed the apostle in half when he preached against idolatry.