Deepertruth: St. Barnabas, Traveler and Missionary for Christ

The Catholic Faith over the past two thousand years have branched all over the world through that apostolic witness beginning with Jesus call for the Apostles to go to all the Nations.  The New Testament tells how the Church first began our missions starting in Jerusalem and the Holy Land.

One of the earliest follows of Christ and his Apostles was a Jewish born citizen coming from Cyprus often called Joseph.  He was a business man who had property and he gave monetary support to the Apostles.  Acts 4:36-37 states, "Thus Joseph who was surnamed by the apostles Barnabas (which means, Son of encouragement), a Levite, a native of Cyprus, sold a field which belonged to him, and brought the money and laid it at the apostles' feet."