Apostle Philip

E22905

Christian saint New Testament person apostle

Apostle Philip was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, known from the New Testament for his role as an early follower and witness to Christ’s ministry and teachings.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Saint Philip the Apostle	25
Philip the Apostle	17
Apostle Philip canonical	10
Philip the Evangelist	1
The Apostle Philip	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T157273 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Apostle Philip
Context triple: [Last Supper, hasParticipant, Apostle Philip]

A. Apostle James the Greater
Apostle James the Greater was one of Jesus Christ’s Twelve Apostles, traditionally regarded as the son of Zebedee and brother of John, and is venerated as the patron saint of pilgrims, especially associated with the shrine of Santiago de Compostela.
B. Apostle Peter
Apostle Peter was one of Jesus Christ’s closest disciples and a foundational leader of the early Christian Church, traditionally regarded as the first Pope.
C. Apostle John
Apostle John was one of Jesus Christ’s closest disciples, traditionally regarded as the author of the Gospel of John, three New Testament epistles, and the Book of Revelation.
D. Apostle Paul
Apostle Paul was an early Christian missionary and theologian whose letters form a significant portion of the New Testament and profoundly shaped Christian doctrine.
E. Polycarp of Smyrna
Polycarp of Smyrna was a 2nd-century Christian bishop and martyr, revered as an Apostolic Father for his direct connection to the apostles and his influential role in early Christian theology and church leadership.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Apostle Philip
Target entity description: Apostle Philip was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, known from the New Testament for his role as an early follower and witness to Christ’s ministry and teachings.

A. Apostle James the Greater
Apostle James the Greater was one of Jesus Christ’s Twelve Apostles, traditionally regarded as the son of Zebedee and brother of John, and is venerated as the patron saint of pilgrims, especially associated with the shrine of Santiago de Compostela.
B. Apostle Peter
Apostle Peter was one of Jesus Christ’s closest disciples and a foundational leader of the early Christian Church, traditionally regarded as the first Pope.
C. Apostle John
Apostle John was one of Jesus Christ’s closest disciples, traditionally regarded as the author of the Gospel of John, three New Testament epistles, and the Book of Revelation.
D. Apostle Paul
Apostle Paul was an early Christian missionary and theologian whose letters form a significant portion of the New Testament and profoundly shaped Christian doctrine.
E. Polycarp of Smyrna
Polycarp of Smyrna was a 2nd-century Christian bishop and martyr, revered as an Apostolic Father for his direct connection to the apostles and his influential role in early Christian theology and church leadership.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian saint ⓘ New Testament person ⓘ apostle ⓘ
appearsIn	John 12:20–22 ⓘ John 14:8–9 ⓘ John 1:43–51 ⓘ John 6:5–7 ⓘ
askedQuestionTo	Jesus Christ ⓘ
associatedWith	Andrew the Apostle ⓘ Bartholomew the Apostle ⓘ linked to: Apostle Bartholomew Bethsaida ⓘ Hierapolis ⓘ Nathanael ⓘ linked to: Nathaniel Peter the Apostle ⓘ linked to: Apostle Peter Twelve Apostles ⓘ
basedIn	Galilee ⓘ
calledBy	Jesus Christ ⓘ
deathCause	martyrdom (traditional) ⓘ
feastDay	1 May (traditional Western) ⓘ 14 November (Eastern Orthodox) ⓘ 3 May (with James the Less, some Western calendars) ⓘ
followerOf	Jesus Christ ⓘ
hometown	Bethsaida ⓘ
languageSpoken	Aramaic ⓘ Greek ⓘ
memberOf	Twelve Apostles ⓘ
mentionedIn	Acts of the Apostles ⓘ Gospel of John ⓘ Gospel of Luke ⓘ Gospel of Mark ⓘ Gospel of Matthew ⓘ
nationality	Jewish ⓘ
occupation	disciple ⓘ missionary ⓘ
patronage	Uruguay ⓘ hatters ⓘ pastry chefs ⓘ
possibleBurialPlace	Hierapolis ⓘ
questionContent	"Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us" ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ
roleIn	Last Supper discourse ⓘ linked to: Jesus' eschatological discourse calling of Nathanael ⓘ feeding of the five thousand ⓘ introduction of Greek seekers to Jesus ⓘ
symbol	basket ⓘ cross ⓘ loaves of bread ⓘ
veneratedIn	Anglican Communion ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ linked to: Eastern Orthodox Christianity Lutheran Churches ⓘ linked to: Lutheranism Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism

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Referenced by (54)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Last Supper → hasParticipant → Apostle Philip ⓘ

Acts of the Apostles → featuresCharacter → Philip the Evangelist ⓘ

linked to: Apostle Philip

Upper Room → associatedWithPerson → Apostle Philip ⓘ

Bethsaida → traditionalHometownOf → Apostle Philip ⓘ

St Philip and St James Church in Sękowa → namedAfter → Saint Philip the Apostle ⓘ

linked to: Apostle Philip

Parroquia de los Santos Apóstoles Felipe y Santiago → namedAfter → Apostle Philip ⓘ

Parroquia de los Santos Apóstoles Felipe y Santiago → dedicatedTo → Saint Philip the Apostle ⓘ

linked to: Apostle Philip

Nativity Fast → namedAfter → Apostle Philip ⓘ

James the Less → oftenGroupedWith → Philip the Apostle ⓘ

linked to: Apostle Philip

James the Less → associatedWith → Apostle Philip ⓘ

subject linked to: the Less

Communicantes → mentions → Philip the Apostle ⓘ

linked to: Apostle Philip

Roman Catholic Diocese of Arecibo → patronSaint → Saint Philip the Apostle ⓘ

linked to: Apostle Philip

Hierapolis → associatedWith → Philip the Apostle ⓘ

linked to: Apostle Philip

Feast of the Twelve Apostles → honorsCollectively → Philip the Apostle ⓘ

linked to: Apostle Philip

Philip → borneBy → Philip the Apostle ⓘ

linked to: Apostle Philip

el-Araj → associatedWith → Apostle Philip ⓘ

Bartholomew → listedWith → Philip the Apostle ⓘ

linked to: Apostle Philip

Bartholomew → closelyAssociatedWith → Philip the Apostle ⓘ

linked to: Apostle Philip

Cathedral of St. Philip → namedAfter → Saint Philip the Apostle ⓘ

linked to: Apostle Philip

Meir Teper → notableWork → The Apostle Philip ⓘ

linked to: Apostle Philip

Church of St. Philip and St. James in Sękowa → namedAfter → Saint Philip the Apostle ⓘ

subject linked to: Sękowa

linked to: Apostle Philip

San Felipe de Neri Church → namedAfter → Saint Philip the Apostle ⓘ

linked to: Apostle Philip

Philip the Evangelist → differentFrom → Philip the Apostle ⓘ

linked to: Apostle Philip

John 6 → featuresPerson → Philip the Apostle ⓘ

linked to: Apostle Philip

Gospel of Philip → attributedTo → Philip the Apostle ⓘ

linked to: Apostle Philip

Church of Santi Jacopo e Filippo → namedAfter → Saint Philip the Apostle ⓘ

linked to: Apostle Philip

The Allegory of the Apostles → depicts → Saint Philip the Apostle ⓘ

linked to: Apostle Philip

sons of Zebedee → contemporaryOf → Philip the Apostle ⓘ

linked to: Apostle Philip

The Martyrdom of Saint Philip → depicts → Saint Philip the Apostle ⓘ

linked to: Apostle Philip

The Martyrdom of Saint Philip → mainSubject → Saint Philip the Apostle ⓘ

linked to: Apostle Philip

Philip’s Fast → namedAfter → Apostle Philip ⓘ

Feast of the Apostle Philip → honors → Apostle Philip ⓘ

Feast of the Apostle Philip → honors → Saint Philip the Apostle ⓘ

linked to: Apostle Philip

Feast of the Apostle Philip → associatedWith → Philip the Apostle ⓘ

linked to: Apostle Philip

Feast of the Apostle Philip → hasPatron → Philip the Apostle ⓘ

linked to: Apostle Philip

martyrion of Philip the Apostle → dedicatedTo → Philip the Apostle ⓘ

linked to: Apostle Philip

Cathedral of Saint Philip the Apostle, Arecibo → dedicatedTo → Saint Philip the Apostle ⓘ

linked to: Apostle Philip

Cathedral of Saint Philip the Apostle, Arecibo → namedAfter → Saint Philip the Apostle ⓘ

linked to: Apostle Philip

Nathanael → associatedWith → Philip the Apostle ⓘ

linked to: Apostle Philip

Nathanael → calledBy → Philip the Apostle ⓘ

linked to: Apostle Philip

Basilica of the Twelve Holy Apostles, Rome → dedicatedTo → Saint Philip the Apostle ⓘ

linked to: Apostle Philip

Basilica of the Twelve Holy Apostles, Rome → hasRelicsOf → Saint Philip the Apostle ⓘ

linked to: Apostle Philip

Eremitani Church → dedicatedTo → Saint Philip the Apostle ⓘ

linked to: Apostle Philip

Saint Philip → hasTitle → Apostle Philip ⓘ

subject linked to: Saint Philip (San Felipe)

Philip → associatedWithBiblicalFigure → Philip the Apostle ⓘ

linked to: Apostle Philip

St Philip the Apostle Church, Sydenham → dedicatedTo → Saint Philip the Apostle ⓘ

linked to: Apostle Philip

St Philip the Apostle Church, Sydenham → namedAfter → Saint Philip the Apostle ⓘ

linked to: Apostle Philip

St. Philip and St. James Collegiate Church → dedicatedTo → Saint Philip the Apostle ⓘ

linked to: Apostle Philip

Cathedral of Saint Philip and James → namedAfter → Saint Philip the Apostle ⓘ

linked to: Apostle Philip

Cathedral of Saint Philip the Apostle → namedAfter → Saint Philip the Apostle ⓘ

linked to: Apostle Philip

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