Saint Aristolubus

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Lived in the first century. Said to have been one of the 72 disciples commissioned by Jesus to preach the coming of the Kingdom. Saint Paul the Apostle mentions him. Identified with Zebedee, the father of the “sons of Thunder,” Saint James the Lesser and Saint John the Apostle. Legend says that after the Resurrection, Aristolubus evangelized Britain and died a martyr.

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