A friend of St. Paul, he had a slave named Onesimus who Paul converted to Christianity.
He plotted with the elders against Jesus to have him killed. Christ ultimately appeared before him, after his arrest and was condemned to death
Mother of St. John the Baptist
Occupation of the man to whom the Good Samaritan gave to silver coins so that he would tend to the injured man
He wrote the Book of Revelation
One of the men who was considered as a possible replacement for Judas; but he was not chosen
In the Acts of the Apostles, St. Peter brings her back to life.
The leader of an important Synagogue, Jesus healed his 12 year old daughter
The Roman governor who condemned Jesus to crucifixion
The criminal who was pardoned instead of Jesus
One of the sons of Zebedee
He was forced, by Roman soldiers, to carry Jesus' cross
The forerunner to Jesus, and the last of the Prophets
The angel who announced to Mary that she would bear the Son of God in her womb
One of the men who was chosen as a possible replacement for Judas. He was ultimately chosen
The first martyr, he was a Deacon killed for preaching about Jesus
A Pharisee and a member of the Sanhedrin who meets Christ one night. He protests against the Sanhedrin's plotting against Christ and becomes a disciple.
Salome danced before Herod, on his birthday. He then offered to give her anything she wanted. Famously, she asked for the head of John the Baptist.
Group known for their overly meticulous observance of the letter of the law
Old Testament King referenced in the story of Jesus' birth.
Paul and this early Bishop of the Church were close friends; Paul referred to him as his brother
first high priest of Roman Judea – son of Seth, high priest at the time John the Baptist began his preaching