Twelve Apostles

certain disciples of Jesus Christ in Christian tradition
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Twelve Apostles

Summary

Twelve Apostles is a group of biblical humans[1]. It draws 2,183 Wikipedia views per month (group_of_biblical_humans category, ranking #4 of 19).[2]

Key Facts

  • Twelve Apostles's instance of is recorded as group of biblical humans[3].
  • Twelve Apostles's instance of is recorded as dodecad[4].
  • Twelve Apostles's instance of is recorded as group of humans[5].
  • Twelve Apostles's Commons category is recorded as Twelve apostles[6].
  • Twelve Apostles comprises Saint Peter[7].
  • Twelve Apostles comprises St. James the Elder[8].
  • Twelve Apostles comprises John the Apostle[9].
  • Twelve Apostles comprises Andrew the Apostle[10].
  • Twelve Apostles comprises Philip the Apostle[11].
  • Twelve Apostles comprises Bartholomew the Apostle[12].
  • Twelve Apostles comprises Matthew the Apostle[13].
  • Twelve Apostles comprises Thomas the Apostle[14].
  • Twelve Apostles comprises James, son of Alphaeus[15].
  • Twelve Apostles comprises Jude the Apostle[16].
  • Twelve Apostles comprises Simon the Zealot[17].
  • Twelve Apostles comprises Judas Iscariot[18].
  • Twelve Apostles's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Twelve Apostles[19].
  • Twelve Apostles's depicted by is recorded as Iconostase in St. Mark's basilica[20].
  • Twelve Apostles's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[21].
  • Twelve Apostles's has part is recorded as apostle[22].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include group of biblical humans[3], dodecad[4], and group of humans[5].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Twelve Apostles include The it[23], an island group[24], in Australia[25]; Dvenadsat Apostolov[26], a battleship[27], founded in 1888[28]; and Gospel of the Twelve[29], a literary work[30].

Why It Matters

Twelve Apostles draws 2,183 Wikipedia views per month (group_of_biblical_humans category, ranking #4 of 19).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Entities named for it include The it[23], an island group[24], in Australia[25]; Dvenadsat Apostolov[26], a battleship[27], founded in 1888[28]; and Gospel of the Twelve[29], a literary work[30].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [23] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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