Tutor Group T
St. Thomas
Fact File
- Born in Galilee
- Also known as Doubting Thomas
- He doubted that Jesus’ resurrection when he was first told
- One of the twelve disciples
- Patron saint of India, Sri Lanka and Pula in Croatia
- Feast Day - 3 July
Tutor Group S
St. Simon Peter
Fact File
- Born in Bethsaida
- Jesus promised Simon Peter to be the “Rock of my church”
- One of the twelve disciples
- He was the first Pope
- He was a fisherman
- Feast Day - 29" June
Form Tutor P
St. Paul
Fact File
- Born in Tarsus, Turkey
- Also known by his Jewish name Saul of Tarsus
- He taught the Gospel of Christ to the first-century world
- Paul is considered one of the most important figures of the Apostolic age
- Patron saint of missions and theologians
- Feast Day — 29" June
Tutor Group MK
St. Mark
Fact File
- Born in Cyrene, Libya but was a Turkish National
- Also known as St. Mark the Evangelist
- The author of the Gospel of Mark
- His symbol is the winged lion
- He is the patron Saint of barristers and Venice
- Feast Day - 25th April
Tutor Group M
St. Matthew
Fact File
- Born in Galilee
- Also known as St. Matthew the Evangelist
- Wrote the first gospel which appears in the New Testament
- One of the twelve disciples
- Was a tax collector so is the patron saint of bankers
- Feast Day - 21% September
Tutor Group L
St. Luke
Fact File
- Born in Antioch, Turkey
- One of the four Evangelists
- Author of the Gospel of Luke and Acts of the Apostles
- Patron saint of artists, physicians, bachelors, surgeons, students and butchers
- Feast Day - 18*° October
