Connected Sites
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St Peter was traditionally crucified upside down where the high altar of St Peter's Basilica now stands
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Traditionally the location of the relics of James, son of Zebedee
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John of Patmos, the author of the Book of Revelation, was traditionally believed to be the same person as both John, the apostle of Jesus and John the Evangelist, author of the Gospel of John. Some biblical scholars now contend that these were separate individuals.
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Another possible location of Albanopolis, where Bartholomew was being flayed at alive.
See livingspace.sacredspace.ie
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Relics of Saint Andrew are held in the Amalfi Cathedral in Amalfi
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By tradition, Saint Thaddeus (Jude) brought the spear used to pierce Christ on the cross to Geghard. Relics from Saint Andrew and Saint John by tradition were also later brought to Geghard.
See www.ancient.eu
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San Giacomo, Caltagirone: "the interior houses a relic, putatively the arm of St James, inside a silver box engraved with reliefs depicting the life of the saint".
See en.wikipedia.org
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Basilica of St John "stands over the believed burial site of John the Apostle"
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Bartholomew was traditionally flayed alive in Albanus or Albanopolis - now Derbent
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On May 22, 1533, Bishop François de Halluin placed in a gilded silver reliquary, pieces of the True Cross, relics from the Holy Sepulchre, the table of the Last Supper, Saint Honoré, the apostle Saint Thomas, Saint Acheul, and the dalmatic of Thomas Becket; this reliquary was placed at the top of the spire, below the iron cross.
See fr.wikipedia.org
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By tradition, Saint Peter founded a church in Syracuse. Syracuse is now the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Siracusa.
See en.wikipedia.org
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where the apostle Thomas by traditional accounts brought Christianity while en route to India
See bethkokheh.assyrianchurch.org
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while the site of the Last Supper is located outside the walled city (and the nomination boundaries) the apostles lived in Jerusalem together with Jesus.
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By tradition Saint Andrew established the See of Byzantium, later known as Constantinople, then Istanbul. Former cathedral churches of the patriachate include Hagia Irene and Hagia Sophia.
See livingspace.sacredspace.ie
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Supposed tomb of St Thaddeus
