St. Philip the Evangelist Anglican Church Charlotte, North
Carolina Your Link to the Past, Your Bridge to the Future, Your
Shelter in a time of Storm Who is St. Philip the Evangelist? St.
Philip the Evangelist is an important figure in the early
Christian Church and should not be confused with St. Philip the
Apostle and Disciple of Jesus. St. Philip the Evangelist was one
of the first seven deacons of the church (a protodeacon), he was
ordained by the twelve Apostles. When his fellow deacon Stephen
was martyred, Philip moved to Samaria and began to preach and
perform miracles among the Samaritans. His obedience to Christ's
commission to take the Gospel to the Gentiles inspired the
Apostles. St. Philip is also recorded evangelizing the Ethiopian
Eunuch, and Simon Magus. Holy Scripture also records that St.
Paul visited his home, and that St. Philip had four virgin
daughters who had the gift of prophecy. Christian tradition
tells us that prior to his recorded ministry St. Philip was one
of the seventy preachers