Saint Barnabas

Saint Barnabas

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  • Description / Title of the Saint : Apostle

Saint Barnabas

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  • Memorial Day / Feast Day of Saint Barnabas: June 11
  • Description / Title of the Saint : Apostle
  • Date of Death: Saint Barnabas died 38AD
 
 

The Story and History of Saint Barnabas
The story and history of Saint Barnabas. We read that in the first days of the Church, "the multitude of believers had but one heart and one soul; neither did any one say that aught of the things which he possessed was his own." Of this fervent company, one only is singled out by name, Joseph, a rich Levite, from Cyprus. "He having land sold it, and brought the price and laid it at the feet of the apostles." They now gave him a new name, Barnabas, the son of consolation. He was a good man, full of the Holy Ghost and of faith, and was soon chosen for an important mission to the rapidly-growing Church of Antioch. Here he perceived the great work which was to be done among the Greeks, so he hastened to fetch St. Paul from his retirement at Tarsus. It was at Antioch that the two Saints were called to the apostolate of the Gentiles, and hence they set out together to Cyprus and the cities of Asia Minor. Their preaching struck men with amazement, and some cried out, "The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men," calling Paul Mercury, and Barnabas Jupiter. The Saints travelled together to the Council of Jerusalem, but shortly after this they parted. When Agabus prophesied a great famine, Barnabas, no longer rich, was chosen by the faithful at Antioch as most fit to bear, with St. Paul, their generous offerings to the Church of Jerusalem. The gentle Barnabas, keeping with him John, surnamed Mark, whom St. Paul distrusted, betook
himself to Cyprus, where the sacred history leaves him; and here, at a later period, he won his martyr's crown.

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Feast Day of Saint Barnabas
The Feast Day of Saint Barnabas is June 11. The origin of Feast Days: most saints have specially designated feast days and are associated with a specific day of the year and these are referred to as the saint's feast day. The feast days first arose from the very early Christian custom of the annual commemoration of martyrs on the dates of their deaths at the same time celebrating their birth into heaven.

 

Saint Barnabas

  • Short, concise biography of Saint Barnabas
  • History, Life, Biography, Facts and Information
  • Fast, concise facts and information about Saint Barnabas
  • Memorial, or Feast Day, of Saint Barnabas - June 11
  • History, Life, Biography, Dates, Facts and Information
  • Date of Death: 38AD
  • Important Dates surrounding the life of Saint Barnabas
  • Life History, Story, Biography, Myths and Legends
  • Description / Title of the Saint : Apostle
 
 

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