“In explaining this conundrum, one has to look at the elements of his psyche that had made him a true believer or, even more, a devout apostle.”
“Hammond remained, like so many native sons of the Golden West, a devout apostle of the rugged individualism of the American frontier.”
“It was written by the apostle St. James, called the Less, who was also called the brother of our Lord, being his kinsman.”
apostolicity
(Christianity) The quality of being apostolic, notably of preserving authenticity within the mission and tradition of the Christian church as founded by Jesus Christ and his twelve original Apostles, through their representatives and successors in the papacy and episcopate.