HOW THE APOSTLES GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR CHRIST

St. Peter – Crucified upside down in Rome

St. Andrew – Crucified on an X-shaped cross

St. James (Greater) – Beheaded by sword

St. John – Died naturally after exile

St. Philip – Crucified in Hierapolis

St. Bartholomew – Flayed and beheaded

St. Thomas – Pierced with spears in India

St. Matthew – Martyred while preaching (tradition varies)

St. James (Zealot) – Martyred (traditions vary)

St. Simon (Zealot) – Martyred (traditions vary)

St. Jude Thaddeus – Martyred during missionary work

12. Matthias – Martyred after preaching the Gospel

St. Paul – Beheaded in Rome

“They did not merely follow the Lord… they remained faithful unto death.”

Source: Catechists of St. Francis Xavier