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Original Twelve picked by Jesus:
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Peter, crucified upside-down in Rome c. AD 64.
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James, son of Zebedee was beheaded
in AD 44, first of the Twelve to die (since the addition of Matthias)
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John,
son of Zebedee, no biblical record of death, he is believed to have died of
natural causes due to old age. Members of The Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints believe that John was immortalized and he will
live to see the Second Coming of Christ.[20]
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Andrew, Peter's brother, was crucified upon a diagonal or X-shaped
cross.
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Philip was crucified in AD 54.
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Bartholomew (also known as Nathaniel) was
flayed alive (skinned) and then beheaded; some sources locate his death at Derbend on the Caspian Sea.[21]
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Matthew killed by an axe in AD 60.
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Thomas was killed by a spear in Mylapore, Madras, India in AD 72.
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James, son of Alphaeus,
beaten to death with a club after being crucified and stoned.
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Jude
was crucified.
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Simon
the Zealot was crucified in AD 74.
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Judas
Iscariot, according to Matthew, hanged himself after betraying Jesus. In
Acts, he is described as falling in a field and bursting open. Apologists
explain this apparent discrepancy by presuming that he decayed on the tree
resulting in a bloating with gas and a weakening of the skin. Then when he was
let down from the tree he burst open upon impact.
Replacement for Judas Iscariot picked by the surviving
eleven:
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Matthias,
Judas' replacement, was stoned and beheaded.