Philip the Evangelist

Not to be confused with Philip the Apostle or Philip (disambiguation).

Saint

Philip the Evangelist
Evangelist or Deacon
BornUnknown (1st century)
Caesarea Maritima, Roman Empire
(modern-day Israel)
Died11 October (1st century)
Venerated inCatholic Church
(Latin and Eastern Rites)
Eastern Orthodox Church
Oriental Orthodox Churches
Protestantism
Feast11 October

Philip the Evangelist (Greek: Φίλιππος, Philippos) appears several times in the Acts of the Apostles. According to the work, he was one of the Seven chosen to care for the poor of the Christian community in Jerusalem (Acts 6). He preached and performed miracles in Samaria, and met and baptised an Ethiopian man, a eunuch, on the road from Jerusalem to Gaza, traditionally marking the start of the Ethiopian Church (Acts 8:26–39). Later, Philip lived in Caesarea Maritima with his four daughters who prophesied, where he was visited by Paul the Apostle (Acts 21:8–9).

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