Epaphroditus
Sign in to saveEpaphroditus () is a New Testament figure appearing as an envoy of the Philippian church to assist the Apostle Paul (Philippians 2:25-30). He is regarded as a saint of the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church, first Bishop of Philippi, and of Andriaca (there are at least two ancient towns called Andriaca, one in Thrace and one in Asia Minor), and first Bishop of Terracina, Italy. There is little evidence that these were all the same man.
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- Born
- 1860
- Died
- 1938
- Works
- 6
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- Saint.name
- Epaphroditus
- Saint.death_date
- 1st century (?)
- Saint.feast_day
- 30 March (Eastern Orthodox)22 March (Roman Catholic)
- Saint.venerated_in
- Eastern Orthodox ChurchRoman Catholic Church
- Saint.image
- Epaphroditus.jpg
- Saint.imagesize
- 120px
- Saint.titles
- Apostle of the Seventy
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Occupation
- missionary
- Position held
- apostle
- Languages spoken
- Ancient Greek
- Image
- Epaphroditus.jpg
- Work location
- Filippoi
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- date of birth
- 0100-01-01
- canonization status
- saint
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- Epaphroditus
- different from
- Epaphroditos
- date of death
- 0069-00-00
- described by source
- Wikitólica
- feast day
- March 22
- floruit
- 0100-00-00
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Epaphroditus () is a New Testament figure appearing as an envoy of the Philippian church to assist the Apostle Paul (Philippians 2:25-30). He is regarded as a saint of the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church, first Bishop of Philippi, and of Andriaca (there are at least two ancient towns called Andriaca, one in Thrace and one in Asia Minor), and first Bishop of Terracina, Italy. There is little evidence that these were all the same man.
==Name== Epaphroditus appears in the New Testament in the letters to the Philippians (2:25-30, 4:18). This is a “common personal name”, being derived from Aphrodite meaning “lovely” or “charming”; moreover, the proper name is found in the papyri with alternative spelling (81-2 B.C.) – Epaphrodeitos, Epaphrodeiton. The name corresponds to the Latin Venustus (= handsome), and was very common in the Roman period. "The name occurs very frequently in inscriptions both Greek and Latin, whether at full length Epaphroditus, or in its contracted form Epaphras."
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