text: Stephen\n\nThe account of Stephen is very well documented in the Bible (Acts chapters 6 and 7). He is generally regarded as the first Christian martyr.\n\nIt has been estimated that about 2,000 Christians, along with Nicanor, one of the seven deacons (Acts 6:5), also suffered martyrdom during the great persecution that arose after Stephen (Acts 8:1).\n\nJames, the brother of John\n\nJames was "put to death with the sword" by King Herod (Acts 12:2)\n\nPhilip\n\nReportedly suffered martyrdom at Heliopolis, in Phrygia. He was severely flogged, imprisoned, and later crucified.\n\nMatthew\n\nThe former tax collector, he was killed with a halberd (a pike fitted with an ax head) in Nadabah. \n\nJames\n\nStoned and clubbed to death in Jerusalem.\n\nMatthias\n\nHe was stoned, then beheaded at Jerusalem.\n\nAndrew, the brother of Peter\n\nHe was crucified on an X-shaped cross, two ends of which were in the ground. Hence the origin of the term, "St. Andrew's Cross".\n\nMark\n\nMark was reportedly torn to pieces by a mob in Alexandria after he told them that their god, a statue carved from stone, was worthless (see Images and Idols).\n\nPeter\n\nPeter was reportedly crucified, upside down, during the reign of Emperor Nero.\n\nPaul\n\nBeheaded, or torn to pieces by wild animals in the arena, during the time of Nero. See On The Road To Damascus, Paul In Athens, Paul In Rome, Paul's First Missionary Journey, Paul's Journey To Rome, Paul's Second Missionary Journey and Paul's Third Missionary Journey.\n\nJude\n\nThe brother of James, often called Thaddeus. He was crucified at Edessa.\n\nBartholomew\n\nTortured and crucified in India.\n\nThomas\n\nThomas was reportedly killed with a spear in India.\n\nLuke\n\nLuke was the author of the Gospel which is called by his name, and also probably the Book Of Acts. One account states that he died of old age, while another says that he was hanged in an olive tree in Greece.\n\nSimon the Zealot\n\nHe traveled widely, and is believed to have been crucified in what is today Britain.\n\nJohn\n\nJohn took care of Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ (not the mother of God), after the Crucifixion (John 19:26-27). He went on to write the Book of Revelation while a prisoner on Patmos. He may be the only apostle who escaped a violent death.\n\nBarnabas\n\nBarnabas is believed to have been killed about 10 years after Paul.\n\nIscariot\nBoy Name\nA man of murder; a hireling\nBiblical Name