Bartholomew

Identified as "Nathanael," he was the man without guile who was found by the Lord under the shade of a fig tree. Bartholomew’s journey from "Can anything good come from Nazareth?" to "Rabbi, You are the Son of God!" is the story of every prejudice shattered by the presence of the Divine. He represents the eternal truth that God sees us in our secret places—our "fig trees"—long before we ever see Him. He preached in the Far East and Armenia, reportedly flayed alive for his faith, proving that the "guileless" heart is often the most courageous. He is the patron of those who seek the Truth with a transparent soul.