Philip the Evangelist
Not to be confused with Philip of the Twelve. One of the seven chosen with Stephen, he became an evangelist — famous for explaining the Scriptures to the Ethiopian official and baptising him.
- Early Church
- Missionary
Awaiting theological review
What we know — and how
Scripture tells us
- He preached in Samaria, met the Ethiopian on the Gaza road, and later lived in Caesarea with his four daughters who prophesied.(Acts of the Apostles 6:5; Acts of the Apostles 8:5–8; Acts of the Apostles 8:26–40; Acts of the Apostles 21:8–9)
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