IS BARTHOLOMEW AND NATHANIEL, THE ONE AND SAME PERSON?

Varghese Mathai OCP Articles 30/1/2013 Bartholomew was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus and is usually identified with Nathaniel, who is mentioned in the St. John 1. He was introduced to Christ by Philip, another of the twelve apostles as per (John 1:43-51), where the name Nathaniel first appears