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.
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