St.
Philip (Apostle and Martyr) was one of the first disciples to follow
Jesus. During the Multiplication of the Loaves and the Fishes, it was he
that pointed out that no one could feed five thousand people with so little
food. During Jesus' final speech Philip asked to see God the Father himself,
but Jesus replied, "He that sees me, sees the Father". The remainder of
his life is composed of various legends. Some pagans tried to force him
to sacrifice to Mars, but a dragon emerged from beneath the statue's plinth
and, with his poisonous breath, killed both the priest offering the sacrifice
and two soldiers. Philip exorcised the dragon and raised the dead. Philip
preached the Gospel in Phrygia and died at Hierapolis, first stoned, then
crucified. Philip is the patron saint of hatters and pastry-cooks.
See: Albrecht Dürer Apostle
Philip.
Georges de La Tour. St.
Philippe.
Filippino Lippi Life
of St. Philip: St. Philip Exorcising in the Temple of Hieropolis.
Jusepe de Ribera. The
Martyrdom of St. Philip.
Recommended reading:
The
Book of Saints: The Lives of the Saints According to the Liturgical Calendar
by George Angelini, Victor Hoagland (Editor). Regina Press, Malhame &
Company, 1986.
365
Saints: Your Daily Guide to the Wisdom and Wonder of Their Lives
by Woodeene Koenig-Brick (Author). Harper SanFrancisco, 1995.
Twelve
Who Followed Jesus by Landrum P. Leavell. Broadman Press, 1975.
The
Galilean Dialogues: On the Road With the Master and the Twelve
by Joe F. Tarpley. Vantage Press, 1994.
Prophets
& Apostles of the Last Dispensation by Lawrence R. Flake.
Deseret Books, 2001.
Voices
from Ancient Bethlehem: A Dialogue With Jesus and the Twelve Apostles
by Scribe. Jodere Group, 2003.
Twelve
Ordinary Men by John MacArthur (Author). W Publishing Group,
2002.
The
Twelve: The Lives of the Apostles After Calvary by Bernard
Ruffin. Our Sunday Visitor, 1998.