Here are the earliest known depictions of the disciples that followed Jesus.

While working in the Roman catacombs of St. Tecla, archaeologists and restorers discovered paintings of the apostles Peter, Paul, Andrew, and John on the ceiling. These portraits are now considered the oldest known images of Christ’s apostles. Occasionally, new, earlier depictions of the disciples are discovered. Remarkably, they seem to match what we know about their appearances.

Here is a collection of the oldest known pictures of the disciples.

Simon Peter

James (son of Zebedee)

John (James’s brother)

Andrew (Peter’s brother)

Philip

Judas Iscariot

Matthew (the tax collector)

Thomas

James (son of Alphaeus)

Bartholomew

Judas Thaddeus

Simon (the Canaanite or the Zealot)

Paul (Saul)