Mikhail Gorbachev

Bartholomew was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus according to the New Testament. Most scholars today identify Bartholomew as Nathanael, who appears in the Gospel of John (1:45–51; cf. 21:2). (Full article...)

Attributes: Knife and his flayed skin, Red Martyrdom
Patronage: Armenia; bookbinders; butchers; Florentine cheese and salt merchants; Gambatesa, Italy; Catbalogan, Samar; Malabon, Metro Manila; Nagcarlan, Laguna, Philippines; Għargħur, Malta; neurological diseases; plasterers; tanners and leather workers; shoemakers; curriers; trappers; twitching; whiteners; Los Cerricos (Spain)
See also: Emily de Vialar, France; Jeanne-Antide Thouret, France