Twelve disciples
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<h3>How did the 12 disciples die?</h3>
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<li><strong>Andrew</strong> = Crucified on an X-shaped cross</li>
<li><strong>Bartholomew</strong> or Nathanael = Flayed alive with knives</li>
<li><strong>James the elder</strong> = First apostle martyred</li>
<li><strong>James the lesser</strong> = Sawn in pieces</li>
<li><strong>John</strong> = Died of natural causes on the isle of Patmos</li>
<li><strong>Judas Iscariot</strong> = Hanged himself</li>
<li><strong>Jude</strong> or Thaddeus = Killed with arrows</li>
<li><strong>Matthew</strong> or Levi = Martyred in Ethiopia</li>
<li><strong>Peter</strong> = Crucified upside-down on a cross</li>
<li><strong>Philip</strong> = Died by hanging</li>
<li><strong>Simon the Zealot</strong> = Died a martyrs death</li>
<li><strong>Thomas</strong> = Killed with a spear</li>
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