Many things in Church tradition fill in the gaps of the Bible stories, that seems to be the case here. Tradition is a bit more pliable than scripture and traditions are often inconsistent, that is also a problem here. There is a Jewish tradition called Midrash that fills in similar gaps. ("Midrash is commonly defined as the process of interpretation by which the rabbis filled in "gaps" found in the Torah. It is a literature that seeks to ask the questions that lie on the tips of our tongues, and to answer them even before we have posed them (My Jewish Learning).") Just as Icons give saints of old faces this page gives some of them a story that often cannot be confirmed in scripture or history. It may also be useful to note here that these are called the Seventy Apostles in Orthodox tradion and Disciples in the West.
The notion that there was a Seventy comes from this story in Luke's gospel while Jesus is on his final journey to Jerusalem.
1 After these things the Lord appointed seventy others also, and sent them two by two before His face into every city and place where He Himself was about to go. 2 Then He said to them, "The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few; therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest. 3 Go your way; behold, I send you out as lambs among wolves. 4 Carry neither money bag, knapsack, nor sandals; and greet no one along the road. 5 But whatever house you enter, first say, 'Peace to this house.' 6 And if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest on it; if not, it will return to you. 7 And remain in the same house, eating and drinking such things as they give, for the laborer is worthy of his wages. Do not go from house to house. 8 Whatever city you enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you. 9 And heal the sick there, and say to them, 'The kingdom of God has come near to you.' 10 But whatever city you enter, and they do not receive you, go out into its streets and say, 11 'The very dust of your city which clings to us we wipe off against you. Nevertheless know this, that the kingdom of God has come near you.' 12 But I say to you that it will be more tolerable in that Day for Sodom than for that city. (Luke 10.1-12 NKJV)
In Orthodox tradition The Seventy are listed by name, and for many of them tradition fills in their missions in the early church. It turns out that there is not a consistent list of the 70 or at least it took some time for the accepted list to be standardized. Add to that the NIV and most other modern translations read 72 rather than 70 in Luke 10.1 as in the NKJV above. The reason for the difference has to do with the Greek text that underlies the modern translations. The King James Version relies on the textus receptus, which is the Bible of the Greek Church to this day. Our modern translations many times correct that text with older manuscripts, but that is another discussion. All that to say that the following table is of the Seventy-two plus some.
From the Orthodox Wiki comes the outline of this short history of the list:
Hippolytus of Rome (c.235) produced an early list, however it was regarded as dubious, and was put in the Appendix of his works in the collection of Early Church Fathers. (Because he is also considered by many to be the first antipope, and he wrote in Greek rather than in Latin, his works were shunned, neglected and lost to the West, until their discovery at a monastery on Mt. Athos in 1854.) There is also a school of thought that this list was not from Hippolytus at all. At any rate this is the first indication that there were names associated with the story in Luke 10.
Dorotheus of Tyre (c. 362) is traditionally credited with the list of the Seventy Apostles (and on this the catholic encyclopedia agrees). These names were also given in the Chronicon Paschale, a 7th-century Byzantine universal chronicle of the world. However, according to the Orthodox, there were errors in the list, including the repetition of four names, the omission of other names, and the inclusion of some men who were Apostles at first, but later fell from the faith. An example of this would be Nicholas who was on of the seven deacons chosen in Acts 6, but by tradition became the founder of the Nicolaitans of Revelation 2. (The rest of the seven deacons are in the table of the Seventy below.) This sort of falling away is not uncommon and it would be easy to see how someone could be sent out at one point and not continue in the faith. If your goal in your list is history you might well include Nicholas, if your goal is listing the faithful you may not want to include him.
It was St. Dimitri of Rostov (c. 1709) who compiled the list that is common today. To do this he consulted Scripture, traditions passed down by the Fathers, and accounts of trustworthy historians. He did this while compiling his collection of Lives of the Saints, a widely accepted canon in the Orthodox Church is thus given in "The Great Collection of the Lives of the Saints, Volume 5: January." Even this is not a resounding endorsement of the historicity of what the list actually contains but that is likely not the point anyway.
Roman Catholic scholars commonly judge that "these lists are unfortunately worthless." Eusebius (c 263 – 339) positively asserted that no such roll existed in his time. (Historia Ecclesiae I.xii) (Catholic Encyclopedia). It is interesting to note that Eusebius is often thought to be part of the source material used by the Chronicon Paschale.
Even if this list in not historically accurate this does show that there is a long history of the Church. There were no doubt many more than these who's names and ministries are lost to history. These at least we have some traditional stories. This table is primarily adapted from the Orthodox Wiki with many of their links left intact. Many of them do not make sense to me at this stage but I have left them here out of respect for the source and chasing them down would take more time than I am going to spend on this. Where I have articles on my own site I have redirected the links to them. For the present, the beginning of the table represents Orthodox tradition and matches the table in the Orthodox Study Bible. The folks at the end are part of the fog that accompanies this sort of exploration.
| # | Apostles | See | Biblical Reference | Notes |
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| James, Brother of the Lord | Bishop of Jerusalem | Matt. 13:55; Gal. 1:18-19 |
The Apostle Paul refers to James in the Epistle to the Galatians 1.18, 19: 18 Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and remained with him fifteen days. 19 But I saw none of the other apostles except James, the Lord's brother. According to Josephus, the Jews hurled James from the pinnacle of the Temple for preaching Christ. He was injured, but not killed, when he struck the pavement below, so one of the Pharisees shattered his skull with a club, finishing him. | |
| Mark the Evangelist (also called John) | Bishop of Alexandria | Acts 12:12; 1 Pet. 5:13; Col. 4:10; Philm. 24 |
Mark wrote his Gospel under the direction of Saint Peter. He is mentioned by Peter in I Peter 5.13 She who is in Babylon, elect together with you, greets you; and so does Mark my son. Peter ordained Mark Bishop of Alexandria. The idolaters of that city bound him, dragged him over jagged rocks, and beat him; whereupon, the Lord appeared, summoned him to heavenly glory, and received his spirit. The Coptic Church claims to be the See of St. Mark to this day. |
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| Luke the Evangelist | Col 4:14 | Luke wrote his Gospel under the guidance of the Apostle Paul, who mentions him in the Epistle to the Colossians, saying, Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, greet you. Luke also wrote the Acts of the Apostles, in the latter section of Acts it is clear that Luke was a companion of Paul.. After toiling greatly in Christ's service, Luke completed his labors in Thebes, a city of Boetia, where he was martyred. | ||
| Cleopas | Bishop of Jerusalem? | Luke 24:18 | Younger Brother of Joseph the Betrothed (Protestants know Joseph the Betrothed as Joseph, husband of Mary). In his Gospel, Saint Luke writes that Cleopas was one of the two disciples to whom the Lord appeared on the road to Emmaus after His Resurrection. Luke was the other, although he does not mention his own name. Cleopas was subsequently slain by the Jews for preaching Christ, the murder taking place in the very house where the risen Lord was known by him in the breaking of bread. | |
| Symeon | Second Bishop of Jerusalem | Matt. 13:55 |
Son of Cleopas and kinsman of the Lord. Saint Symeon was the second Bishop of Jerusalem (from 67 to 107), James' successor. He was crucified. Eusebius of Caesarea provides the names of an unbroken succession of thirty-six Bishops of Jerusalem up to the year 324 he lists Symeon as the second Bishop but not Cleopas above. It is interesting to note that the first sixteen of these bishops were of Israelite origin. After the Bar Kokhba revolt, the Bishops were gentile. |
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| Barnabas (also known as Joses) |
Bishop of Milan | Acts 4:36, 9:27; 1 Cor 9:6; Gal. 2:1; Col. 4:10 |
According to Acts 4.36 Joses was named Barnabas by the Apostles (which is translated Son of Encouragement). Barnabas introduced Paul to the other apostles in Acts 9.27. He accompanied Paul on his first missionary journey. He is also mentioned in the second chapter of Galatians, where Paul writes, I went up to Jerusalem with Barnabas. Laboring in the ministry of the word, he was first (with Saint Paul) to preach Christ in Rome. He became Bishop of Milan and met his end on Cyprus, his homeland, being stoned by Greeks and Jews. Saint Barnabas was buried with a copy of Saint Matthew's Gospel which he had written with his own hand. | |
| Justus (also known as Joses or Joseph; or Barsabas Justus) |
Bishop of Eleutheropolis | Acts 1:23; Col. 4:11 |
Joses was one of the two candidates chosen as possible replacements for Judas Iscariot in Acts 1.21-26, the other was Matthias who was selected. Paul refers to him in Colossians as Jesus, which is called Justus. Tradition says that Joses was a son of Joseph the Betrothed, like James, Simon, and Judas (not Iscariot). He became Bishop of Eleutheropolis and died a martyr. |
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| Thaddeus (also called Addai; or Thaddeus of Edessa) |
Thaddeus was first a disciple of John the Babtist, then of Christ. He was not one of the twelve and so should not be confused with that Jude (Judas Thaddeus, also known as Lebbaeus). Thaddeus baptized Abgar, Prince of Edessa, and cleansed him of leprosy. After laboring much in proclaiming the gospel of Christ, he reposed in the Lord in the Phoenician city of Beirut. | |||
| Ananias | Bishop of Damascus | Acts 9:10,17; 22:12 | The holy Ananias baptized Saint Paul and was Bishop of Damascus. Lucian, Governor of Eleutheropolis, had him put to death by stoning outside that city. | |
| Stephen (the first martyr) | Acts 6:5 | Stephen was an early Christian convert from among the Hellenistic Jews, one of the original seven deacons ordained by the Apostles, and the first martyr of the Church. Stephen was stoned by the Jews for preaching the Lord Jesus Christ. | ||
| Philip
(also Philip the Evangelist) |
Bishop of Tralles in Asia Minor |
Acts 8:6, 26-40 |
One of the Seven Deacons. Philip baptized Simon Magus (in Samaria) and Candace's eunuch. He became Bishop of Tralles in Asia Minor. | |
| Prochorus | Bishop of Nicomedia in Bithynia | Acts 6:5 | One of the Seven Deacons. Prochorus was Saint John the Theologian's companion and fellow-laborer. He became the first Bishop of Nicomedia in Bithynia and suffered martyrdom while preaching Christ in Antioch. | |
| Nicanor | Acts 6:5 | One of the Seven Deacons. Saint Nicanor, with two thousand other Christians, was slain for Christ on the same day as the holy protomartyr Stephen, as related in the Acts of the Apostles, which states, At that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem. (Acts 8:1) | ||
| Timon | Bishop of Bostra | Acts 6:5 | One of the Seven Deacons. Timon was Bishop of Bostra in Arabia. He suffered greatly at the hands of the Jews for preaching Christ. Cast into a fiery furnace, he emerged unharmed, then departed unto the Lord. | |
| Parmenas | Bishop of Soli | Acts 6:5 | One of the Seven Deacons. After preaching for many years in Asia Minor, he settled down in Macedonia. Hippolytus says that Parmenas was the Bishop of Soli. He is thought to have died a martyr in Philippi, Macedonia, in the year 98 AD, during the persecution of the Christians under the Roman Emperor Trajan. Parmenas was slain before the eyes of the other apostles while preaching the gospel. | |
| Timothy | Bishop of Ephesus | Acts 16:1 | Timothy, the Bishop of Ephesus, helped Saint Paul spread the gospel; he is addressed as the recipient of the Epistles to Timothy. | |
| Titus | Bishop of Crete | 2 Cor. 2:13 | Titus, the Bishop of Gortyna in Crete, also labored with Saint Paul in proclaiming the gospel; he is addressed as the recipient of the Epistle of Paul to Titus. His relics, now consisting of only his skull, are venerated in the Church of St. Titus, Heraklion, Crete to which it was returned in 1966 after being removed to Venice during the Turkish occupation. | |
| Philemon | Bishop of Gaza | Philm. 1 | Philemon, the recipient of one of Saint Paul's letters, was Bishop of Gaza. | |
| Onesimus | Bishop of Byzantium | Col 4:9; Philm. 1:10-16 | The holy Onesimus, mentioned by Paul in his epistle to Philemon, was tortured by Tertillus, Prefect of Rome, and died in Puteoli. | |
| Epaphras | Bishop of Colossae | Col. 1:7, 4:12-13; Philm. 1:23 | Epaphras was Bishop of Colossae and also of the churches of Laodicea and Hierapolis. He shared Paul's captivity in Rome, whence the great Apostle wrote the Colossians, Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God. For I bear him record, that he hath a great zeal of you, and them that are in Laodicea, and them in Hierapolis. | |
| Archippus | Bishop of Colossae | Col 4:17; Philm. 1:2 | Archippus, like Onesimus and Epaphras, is mentioned in the Epistle to Philemon. While Saint Epaphras was being held at Rome in fetters, Archippus succeeded him as Bishop of Colossae. Archippus was tending the flock of Christ in that city when Saint Paul wrote him this reminder: Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it. | |
| Silas | Bishop of Corinth | Acts15:22 | With Saint Paul, the holy Silas preached the word of God, was flogged, and imprisoned. The Acts of the Apostles relates that Paul chose Silas and departed, confirming the churches. Silas became Bishop of Corinth and greatly labored proclaiming the gospel. After working numerous miracles, he departed to the Lord. | |
| Silvanus | Bishop of Thessalonica | 1Peter 5:12; 2 Cor. 1:19-22 |
Silvanus transcribed Saint Peter's First General Epistle, as the chief Apostle states: By Silvanus, a faithful brother, I have written. In his Second Epistle to the Corinthians, Saint Paul testifies that Silvanus assisted him in teaching the word of God. The Son of God, Jesus Christ, he says, was preached among you by us, even by me and Silvanus. As Bishop of Thessalonica, Silvanus suffered much for the faith, then departed to Christ, the Ruler of the contest. | |
| Crescens | Bishop of Galatia | 2 Tim. 4:10 | Saint Crescens is mentioned by Paul in his Second Epistle to Timothy. "Crescens," he says, "I sent to preach in Galatia." After serving as bishop in Galatia, he proclaimed Christ in Gaul and appointed his disciple Zacharias Bishop of Vienne. Returning to Galatia, he was martyred during Trajan's reign. | |
| Crispus | Bishop of Aegina | Acts 18:8; 1 Cor. 1:14 |
According to the Acts of the Apostles, Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his house. This Crispus is the same as the one referred to by Saint Paul in the First Epistle to the Corinthians. I baptized Crispus, writes the great Apostle. Crispus became Bishop of Aegina, an island near the Peloponnesus. | |
| Epaenetus | Bishop of Carthage | Rom. 16:5 | Saint Epaenetus, Bishop of Carthage, is mentioned by Saint Paul in the Epistle to the Romans, in which he writes, Salute my well beloved Epaenetus, who is the first fruits of Achaia unto Christ. | |
| Andronicus | Bishop of Pannonia | Rom. 16:7 | Andronicus, eminent among the Apostles, believed in Christ before Paul and was Bishop of Pannonia. | |
| Stachys | Bishop of Byzantium | Rom. 16:9 | Saint Stachys is also mentioned in the Epistle to the Romans, in which Paul writes, Salute Stachys my beloved. Stachys was appointed first Bishop of Byzantium by the Apostle Andrew the First-called. His church was located in Argyropolis. | |
| 29. | Amplias | Bishop of Diospolis (Lydda of Odyssopolis) |
Rom. 16:8 | Amplias preached Christ in Diospolis and became bishop of that city. He was put to death in Odessos by the pagans. |
| Urban | Bishop of Macedonia | Rom. 16:9 | This saint is mentioned in the Epistle to the Romans, in which Paul writes, Salute Urbanus, our helper in Christ. Urbanus was bishop in Macedonia and died a martyr. | |
| Narcissus | Bishop of Athens | Rom. 16:11 | Saint Paul remembers Narcissus as well in the Epistle to the Romans. Greet them that be of the household of Narcissus, which are in the Lord, he says. Narcissus was Bishop of Athens. | |
| Apelles | Bishop of Heraclea | Rom. 16:10 | Paul remembers Apelles as well in the Epistle to the Romans, saying, Salute Apelles approved in Christ.Apelles was Bishop of Heracleia. | |
| Aristobulus | Bishop of Britain | Rom. 16:10 | Saint Aristobulus (c. 37) also known as Aristobulus of Britanniais also mentioned in the Epistle to the Romans, where Paul writes, Salute them which are of Aristobulus' household. Aristobulus served as bishop in Britain where he labored greatly and suffered martyrdom. Tradition is that he was a Levite and he was Saint Peter's father-in-law. | |
| Herodian
(also Rodion) |
Bishop of Neopatras | Rom. 16:11 | In the Epistle to the Romans, Saint Paul writes, Salute Herodian my kinsman. Herodian was Bishop of Patras. | |
| Agabus | Acts 11:27-28 | Saint Agabus possessed the gift of prophecy. In the Acts of the Apostles it is written that there came down from Judea a certain prophet, named Agabus. And when he was come unto us, he took Paul's girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the Holy Spirit, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles. | ||
| Rufus | Bishop of Thebes | Mark 15:21; Rom. 16:13 |
Saint Rufus was Bishop of Thebes in Greece. He is mentioned in the Epistle to the Romans by Saint Paul, who writes, Salute Rufus chosen in the Lord. | |
| Asyncritus | Bishop of Hyrcania | Rom. 16:14 | Saint Asyncritus served as Bishop of Hyracania in Asia and is also mentioned in the Epistle to the Romans. | |
| Phlegon | Bishop of Marathon | Rom. 16:14 | Saint Phlegon is mentioned in the Epistle to the Romans as well. He was Bishop of Marathon, a town in Thrace. | |
| Hermas | Bishop of Philippopolis | Rom. 16:14 | Saint Hermas, mentioned in the same epistle, was Bishop of Philippopolis. The Shepherd of Hermas which is among the oldest Christian literature that has come down to us is also traditionally ascribed to him. | |
| Patrobas | Bishop of Neapolis (Naples) and Puteoli | Rom. 16:14 | Saint Patrobas, also referred to in the Epistle to the Romans, was Bishop of Naples and Puteoli. | |
| Hermes | Bishop of Dalmatia | Rom. 16:14 | Paul mentions Hermes, who was a bishop in Dalmatia, with the four preceding saints in this passage from his letter to the Romans: "Salute Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermas, Patrobas, and Hermes." | |
| Linus | Bishop of Rome | 2 Tim. 4:21 | Linus was the Bishop of Rome, and was a disciple of St. Paul. | |
| Gaius | Bishop of Ephesus | Rom. 16:23; 1 Cor. 1:14; Acts 19:29; Acts 20:4 |
Saint Gaius was Timothy's successor as Bishop of Ephesus. The following passage referring to him is found in the Epistle to the Romans: Gaius mine host, and of the whole church, saluteth you. | |
| Philologos | Bishop of Sinope | Rom. 16:15 | Philologus is mentioned in the same letter by Paul, who says, Salute Philologus. This saint was appointed Bishop of Sinope by the Apostle Andrew. | |
| Lucius
(Lucius of Cyrene) |
Bishop of Laodicea in Syria | Acts 13:1 | Lucius of Cyrene was, according to the Book of Acts, one of the founders of the Christian Church in Antioch, then part of Roman Syria. | |
| Jason | Bishop of Tarsus | Acts 17:5-9 | Born in Tarsus, he was appointed Bishop of Tarsus by the Apostle Paul. With the Apostle Sosipater he traveled to the island of Corfu where they built a church in honor of the Apostle Stephen the Protomartyr and converted many pagans to the Christian faith. | |
| Sosipater | Bishop of Iconium | Rom. 16:21 | Born in Achaea, he was Bishop in Iconium (prior to the Apostle Tertius) by his relative the Apostle Paul. With the Apostle Jason he traveled to the island of Corfu where they built a church in honor of the Apostle Stephen the Protomartyr and converted many pagans to the Christian faith. | |
| Olympas | Rom. 16:15 | Olympas was present at the holy Apostle Peter's crucifixion and was subsequently executed with the Apostle Herodion by Nero, as Symeon Metaphrastes writes in his account for June 29, the day on which Saints Peter and Paul are commemorated. | ||
| Tertius | Bishop of Iconium | Rom. 16:22 | Saint Tertius transcribed the Epistle to the Romans for Saint Paul, adding this note: I Tertius, who wrote this epistle, salute you in the Lord. Tertius was Sosipater's successor as Bishop of Iconium, where he received the crown of martyrdom. | |
| Erastus | Bishop of Paneas | Acts 19:22; Rom. 16:23; 2 Tim. 4:20 |
Erastus served as a deacon and steward of the Church at Jerusalem and later of Paneas in Palestine. | |
| Quartus | Bishop of Berytus | Rom 16:23 | Saint Quartus was Bishop of Beirut and is mentioned with Erastus by Saint Paul in the Epistle to the Romans: Erastus the chamberlain of the city saluteth you, and Quartus a brother. | |
| Evodus
(also Euodios of Antioch) |
Bishop of Antioch | Phil. 4:2 | Saint Evodus was Bishop of Antioch after the Apostle Peter. Saint Ignatius the God-bearer mentions him in his Epistle to the Antiochians, saying, "Remember the blessed Evodus, your father, who was confirmed as your first pastor by the apostles." | |
| Onesiphorus | Bishop of Colophon and Cyrene | 2 Tim. 1:16 | Saint Paul refers to Onesiphorus in his Second Epistle to Timothy: The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chains. Onesiphorus was Bishop of Colophon and Cyrene. | |
| Clement | Bishop of Sardis | Phil. 4:3 | Not to be confused with Clement of Rome. | |
| Sosthenes | Bishop of Colophon | 1 Cor. 1:1; Acts 18:17 | Saint Sosthenes was leader of the synagogue of Corinth after Saint Crispus. In the Acts of the Apostles it says that the Greeks took Sosthenes, chief ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment seat.Sosthenes was converted by Saint Paul, who opens his First Epistle to the Corinthians with these words:Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother, to the church of God which is at Corinth. Later, Sosthenes became Bishop of Colophon. | |
| Apollo | Bishop of Corinth | Acts 18:24; Acts 19:1; 1 Cor. 1:12; 3:4-6; 4:6; 16:12; Titus 3:13 |
It is written in the Acts of the Apostles that a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, and mighty in the Scriptures, came to Ephesus. This man was instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in the spirit, he spake and taught diligently the things of the Lord. Paul mentions Apollos in the First Epistle to the Corinthians. I have planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the increase, he says. | |
| Tychicus | Bishop of Colophon | Acts 20:4; Eph. 6:21; Col. 4:7 |
Saint Tychicus' name appears in the Acts of the Apostles, and in Saint Paul's letters to the Colossians and the Ephesians. In the Epistle to the Ephesians the great Apostle writes: That ye also may know mine affairs, and how I do, Tychicus, a beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, shall make known to you all things: whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that ye might know our affairs, and that he might comfort your hearts. Saint Paul also says in the Second Epistle to Timothy, Tychicus have I sent to Ephesus. Tychicus was Sosthenes' successor as Bishop of Colophon. | |
| Epaphroditus | Bishop of Andriaca | Phil. 2:25-30, 4:18 | Saint Epaphroditus, Bishop of Hadriacus, is mentioned in the Epistle to the Philippians by Saint Paul, who writes, I supposed it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, and companion in labour, but your apostle, and he that ministered to my wants. | |
| Carpus | Bishop of Beroea | 2 Tim. 4:13 | In his Second Epistle to Timothy, Saint Paul requests, The phelonion that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou comest, bring with thee, and the books. Carpus was Bishop of Berroia in Macedonia. | |
| Quadratus | Bishop of Athens | Quadratus preached the word of the Lord in Athens and Magnesia, and was bishop of both cities. The Athenians put him to death during the reign of Hadrian. | ||
| Mark
(commonly considered Mark the Evangelist) |
Bishop of Byblos | Acts 12:25; Acts 15:37-41 |
This Apostle, whose shadow healed the sick, was Bishop of Byblos in Phoenicia. | |
| Zenas | Bishop of Diospolis | Titus 3:13 | Zenas, a teacher of the Law of Moses, was Bishop of Diospolis. In his Epistle to Titus, Saint Paul writes,Bring Zenas the lawyer diligently. | |
| Aristarchus | Bishop of Apamea in Syria | Acts 19:29; Acts 20:4; Acts 27:2; Col. 4:10; Philm. 1:24 |
Saint Aristarchus, Bishop of Apamea in Syria, is mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles and in Saint Paul's letters to the Colossians and to Philemon. | |
| Pudens | 2 Tim. 4:21 | In his Second Epistle to Timothy, Saint Paul conveys greetings from Pudens. A pious Roman senator, Pudens lodged the holy apostles Peter and Paul (with many other Christians) in his home. Puden's house became known as "The Shepherd's Church." It is said that Saint Peter presided over divine services there. | ||
| Trophimus | 2 Tim. 4:20 | Saint Trophimus is mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles and in the Second Epistle to Timothy, in which Saint Paul states that he left Trophimus at Miletum sick. Pudens, Aristarchus, and Trophimus followed Paul and witnessed his sufferings. Then, following the great Apostle's execution, they too were beheaded by Nero in Rome. | ||
| Mark
(cousin to Barnabas) |
Bishop of Apollonia | Col. 4:10; | Saint Mark, Bishop of Apolliana, was Barnabas' nephew. He and Aristarchus are mentioned by Saint Paul in the following passage from the Epistle to the Colossians: Aristarchus my fellow-prisoner saluteth you, and Marcus, sister's son to Barnabas. | |
| Artemas | Bishop of Lystra | Titus 3:12 | In the Epistle to Titus, Saint Paul writes, I shall send Artemas unto thee. Artemas was Bishop of Lystra. | |
| Aquila | Bishop of Heraclea | Acts 18:2; Rom. 16:3; 1 Cor. 16:19; 2 Tim. 4:19 |
Saint Aquila is mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles and by Paul. He was Bishop of Heraclea, preached the word of God in Asia Minor and Achaia, and was killed by unbelievers. | |
| Fortunatus | 1 Cor. 16:17 | Fortunatus is mentioned by Saint Paul in his First Epistle to the Corinthians. After laboring greatly in preaching the word of God, he reposed in the Lord. | ||
| Achaicus | 1 Cor. 16:17 | Saint Paul refers to Achaicus and Fortunatus in the same passage, saying, I am glad of the coming of Fortunatus and Achaicus: for that which was lacking on your part they have supplied. For they have refreshed my spirit, and yours. | ||
| Two additional apostles are sometimes numbered with the Seventy, bringing the total to seventy-two, the number mentioned in the variant reading of the Gospel. | ||||
| Dionysius the Areopagite | Bishop of Athens | Acts 17:34 | Saint Dionysius appears in the Acts of the Apostles, was Bishop of Athens, and later proclaimed Christ in Gaul where he was beheaded. Eusebius, Bishop of Caesarea of Palestine, explains that "Dionysius the Areopagite, converted by Paul's preaching in Athens (according to Luke's testimony in the Acts of the Apostles), became a member of the apostolic choir." | |
| Simeon Niger | Acts 13:1 | This saint is also mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles by Luke, who writes, Now there were in the church that was at Antioch, certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon, that was called Niger. We are assured by Saint Epiphanias that this Simeon was an apostle. The great hierarch of Cyprus writes, "Mark, Luke, Justus, Barnabas, Apelles, Rufus, and Niger are all among the seventy-two apostles." | ||
| Matthias | Replaced Judas Iscariot as one of the Twelve Apostles in Acts 1.12-26. | |||
| Another Stephen | ||||
| Rodion | ||||
| Cephas | Bishop of Iconium | |||
| Caesar | Bishop of Dyrrhachium | |||
| Another Mark | Bishop of Apollonias | |||
| Another Tychicus of Chalcedon | Bishop of Chalcedon in Bithynia | |||
| Alphaeus | Father of the apostle James and Matthew. | |||
| Apphia | wife to the Apostle Philemon. The Church had gathered in her home for liturgy, while pagans who had been celebrating a pagan feast broke in and raided her home. They took Apphia, Philemon, and Archippus to be killed. She suffered martyrdom, and is commemorated by the Church on February 19. | |||
| Junia | accompanied Andronicus in preaching all over Pannonia. She was a relative to the Apostle Paul, and a martyr. | |||
| Silvan | Bishop of Thessaloniki, Greece. | 1 Peter 5:12; 2 Corinthians 1:19 | ||
| Zacchaeus | Luke 19:1-10 | Appointed by St.Peter to be bishop of Caesarea. | ||
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