Facts:   - death place: hierapolis , anatolia , roman empire    - venerated in: christianity islam -lrb- named in exegesis -rrb-    - patronage: cape felipe pueblo ; uruguay . verde ; hatters ; pastry chefs ; san    - caption: '' , from his '' twelve apostles '' series -lrb- c. st. 1611 -rrb- , at the museo del prado , madrid philip '' , by peter paul rubens    - feast day: 3 november -lrb- eastern orthodox church -rrb- , 1 may -lrb- may anglican communion , lutheran church and pre-1955 general roman calendar -lrb- -rrb- , 11 may -lrb- general roman calendar , 1955 roman -- 69 -rrb- catholic church -rrb- , 14    - death date: 80 a.d    - canonized date: pre-congregation    - attributes: elderly holding a basket of loaves and a tau cross bearded saint and open to god man ,      - titles: apostle and martyr    - name: philip the apostle    - image: rubens apostel philippus.jpg    - birth place: bethsaida , galilee , roman empire   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of philip the apostle .
philip the apostle -lrb- -rrb- was one of the twelve apostles of jesus .later christian traditions describe philip as the apostle who preached in greece , syria , and phrygia .in the roman catholic church , the feast day of philip , along with that of james the just , was traditionally observed on 1 may , the anniversary of the dedication of the church dedicated to them in rome -lrb- now called the church of the twelve apostles -rrb- .the eastern orthodox church celebrates philip 's feast day on 14 november .one of the gnostic codices discovered in the nag hammadi library in 1945 bears philip 's name in its title , on the bottom line .