Apostle's tomb

Simon Petrus - tomb with Christ mosaic and pallia niche below the papal altar in St. Peter's Basilica

Andrew - cross relic and reliquary of the head of St. Andrew the Apostle in the church of Agios Andreas

James the Elder - reliquary in the crypt of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela

John - About the legendary John grave in Ephesus was John Church built.

Philip and James the Younger - Relics of the two apostles can be found in the Basilica of Santi XII Apostoli .

Bartholomäus - In the church of San Bartolomeo all'Isola are the bones of the apostle.

Thomas - reliquary altar of St. Thomas in the lower church of the Basilica di San Tommaso Apostolo

Matthew relics can be found in Salerno Cathedral .

An apostle's grave is the place or the grave where, according to tradition, the bodies of the apostles were buried. Because, according to Roman Catholic doctrine, the request for intercession is particularly effective in the local vicinity of the mortal remains ( relics ) and the apostles had a personal relationship with him through the time they shared with Jesus during his ministry in Galilee and Judea , the tombs of the apostles became important places of pilgrimage .

The pilgrimages to Jerusalem and Rome and on the Way of St. James to Santiago de Compostela are particularly well known .

List of the Apostles' graves

Twelve Apostles

• Simon Peter
  • St. Peter's Basilica in Rome
• Andreas
  • Agios Andreas in Patras (head relic)
  • San Andrea Cathedral, Amalfi
• James the Elder , died in Jerusalem
  • Santiago de Compostela Cathedral in Santiago de Compostela
• John died in Ephesus
  • Empty tomb in Ephesus
• Philip
  • The Italian archaeologist Francesco D'Andria from the Università degli studi di Lecce claims to have discovered the tomb of Philip with inscriptions in the ancient city of Hierapolis , today's Pamukkale .
  • Relics in the Basilica of Santi XII Apostoli in Rome
• Bartholomew
  • The bones have been kept in the church of San Bartolomeo all'Isola in Rome since 983 .
  • Head relic in the Imperial Cathedral of St. Bartholomew in Frankfurt am Main
• Thomas
  • The St. Thomas Basilica in Chennai was built on the site of his original burial place.
  • In 1258 the remains of the Apostle Thomas were transferred to Ortona in the Basilica di San Tommaso Apostolo .
• Matthew
  • Relics are in the Salerno Cathedral in Salerno
• James the Younger
  • Relics in the Basilica of Santi XII Apostoli in Rome
• Jude Squidward
  • probably Babylon
• Simon Zelotes
  • probably Babylon
• Judas Iscariot
  • believed to be Akeldama near the village of Hinnom , in Jerusalem , Israel

Paul and Matthias

• Paul of Tarsus
  • Saint Paul Outside the Walls
• Matthias
  • Benedictine Abbey of St. Matthias , Trier

Apostle student

• Timothy
  • probably Ephesus
• Titus
  • Crete
• Barnabas
  • Cyprus

Evangelists

• Matthew (apostle) :
  • see the apostles
• Mark (Evangelist) :
  • Kloster Reichenau Island Reichenau
  • St. Mark's Basilica , Venice
  • Alexandria , Egypt
• Luke (Evangelist) :
  • Sarcophagus , Santa Giustina , Padua , Italy
• John (Evangelist) : according to tradition, identical to John the Apostle

Individual evidence

1. ^ The grave of Peter - Ecumenical Lexicon of Saints. Retrieved July 9, 2017 . 
2. ^ Presumed grave of Apostle Philip found (Focus online, July 27, 2011)
3. ^ Benedictine priory / Benedictine abbey Reichenau - history
4. ↑ Markus - Ecumenical Lexicon of Saints. Retrieved July 9, 2017 . 

Web links

• Entry of the graves of the apostles on kathpedia.com