Apostle

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Contents 1 Religion 2 Arts and entertainment 3 Other uses 4 See also

An apostle is a (religious) messenger and ambassador.

Apostle and apostles may refer to:

[edit] Religion

• Apostle (Christian), one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ, named in the New Testament
• Apostle (Latter Day Saints), a position within The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its related denominations
• Chief Apostle, highest minister in the New Apostolic Church
• Apostles of Bahá'u'lláh, nineteen early followers of Bahá'u'lláh
• The Seventy Disciples, also known as the "Seventy Apostles" by the Orthodox Church
• Rasul, Islamic prophet or messenger, sometimes translated "apostle"

[edit] Arts and entertainment

• The Apostle, a 1997 film directed by and starring Robert Duvall
• The Apostles (Elgar), a 1903 choral work by Edward Elgar
• El Apóstol, the world's oldest animated feature film, 1917, Argentina
• The Apostles, a punk rock band from the 1980s
• Apostle of Hustle, a Canadian indie rock band
• Apostle (production company), a television production company founded by Jim Serpico and Denis Leary
• 12 Apostles (record label)
• Apostles of the Stars, a group of villains from the Black Cat manga and anime series
• The 7 Apostles, characters from the Chrono Crusade manga series
• Rufus, the thirteenth apostle, a character in Dogma (film)
• Demons created by the God Hand in Berserk (manga)

[edit] Other uses

• Cambridge Apostles, a secret society at the University of Cambridge
• Apostle Plant, the Neomarica genus of plants, which closely resemble irises
• The Squad (Irish Republican Army unit), also known as the Twelve Apostles, an Irish Republican Army unit founded by Michael Collins
• The Apostle Islands, in Lake Superior
• The Twelve Apostles (Victoria), a limestone formation in Australia

[edit] See also

• Twelve Apostles (disambiguation)
• Apostolic (disambiguation)
• Disciple (disambiguation)
• Apostol (disambiguation), first and family name
• Muravyov-Apostol (disambiguation)

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