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'''Apóstol''', from the [[Greek]] {{Greek Name2|άπόστολος|apostolos}}, literally means "one sent forth"; a representative or messenger.<ref>"apostle." Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. 2010. Merriam-Webster Online. 19 July 2010 <http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apostle></ref>

In the [[Bible]], an Apostle is understood to mean one of the men personally called by [[Jesus Christ|Jesus]] to spread the [[Gospel]].  This would include not only Jesus' 11 [[Disciple]]s (excepting [[Judas Iscariot]], who was dead before Jesus issued the ''[[Great Commission]]''), but also Matthias, chosen to take the place of Judas Iscariot, and [[Paul|Paul of Tarsus]], who was converted by an experience with the risen Christ and commanded to be a [[missionary]] to the [[Gentile]]s.

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