Editing Bartholomew the Apostle (section)

===In present-day Azerbaijan===
[[File:St. Bartholomew ortodox church in Baku, XIX century.jpg|thumb|[[Saint Bartholomew Church (Baku)]] before the destruction|216x216px]]

Azerbaijani Christians hold the official position that Apostle Bartholomew was the first person to bring Christianity to the lands of modern Azerbaijan and believe that he preached there.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.catholic.az/en/church/church-azerbaijan |title=The Catholic Church in Azerbaijan |website=Catholic.az |publisher=Azerbaijan's Catholic Church |language=en |access-date=4 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://az.pravoslavie.az/history/christianity_in_azerbaijan_history/ |title=Azərbaycan Tarixində Xristianlıq |website=Pravoslavie.az |publisher=Orthodox Church of Azerbaijan |language=az |access-date=4 September 2024}}</ref> [[Saint Bartholomew Church (Baku)]] was built in 1892 with donations from the local Christian population on the site where the Apostle Bartholomew was believed to have been martyred.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pravoslavie.az/history/orthodox_churches_azerbaijan_history/?id=13668 |title=Pravoslav Kilsələrinin Tarixi: Müqəddəs Məryəm Məbadı |website=Pravoslavie.az |publisher=Orthodox Church of Azerbaijan |language=az |access-date=4 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bakıda məzarı tapılan İsa peyğəmbərin apostolu Varfolomey |url=https://qaynarinfo.az/az/bakida-mezare-tapilan-isa-peyemberin-apostolu-varfolomey/ |access-date=April 28, 2021 |website=qaynarinfo.az}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.catholic.az/en/archives/3120 |title=Azerbaijan's Religious Leaders' Statement on the Patriotic War |website=Catholic.az |date=25 June 2024 |publisher=Azerbaijan's Catholic Church |language=en |access-date=4 September 2024}}</ref> Azerbaijani Christians believe that in the area near the [[Maiden Tower (Baku)|Maiden Tower]], the apostle Bartholomew was crucified and killed by pagans around 71 AD.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Проповедь Святого Апостола Варфоломея |url=https://udi.az/hystory/0002-2 |access-date=April 28, 2021 |website=udi.az}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://az.pravoslavie.az/history/orthodox_churches_azerbaijan_history/?id=13696 |title=Pravoslav Kilsələrinin Tarixi: Azərbaycan Tarixi |website=Pravoslavie.az |publisher=Orthodox Church of Azerbaijan |language=az |access-date=4 September 2024}}</ref> The church continued to operate until 1936, when it was demolished as a part of the Soviet [[USSR anti-religious campaign (1928–1941)|campaign against religion]].