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Key facts
- Died
- AD 68, Colossae , Asia , Roman Empire
- Venerated in
- Eastern Orthodox Church , Catholic Church , Lutheranism
- Feast
- 22 November (Eastern Orthodox and Latin Catholic), February 15 (Lutheran)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Colossae
- Place of death
- Colossae
- Spouse
- Apphia
- Occupation
- presbyter
- Position held
- bishop
- Image
- Philemon and Apphia.jpg
- Residence
- Colossae
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- canonization status
- saint
- date of birth
- 0100-01-01
- date of death
- 0070-00-00
- Commons category
- Saint Philemon
- cause of death
- stoning
- feast day
- November 22
- described by source
- The Catholic Encyclopedia
Sources (3)
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Encyclopedic overview
Decorated initial with Paul, Onesimus (delivering letter) and Philemon
Philemon (/fɪˈliːmən, faɪ-/; Ancient Greek: Φιλήμων, Philḗmōn) was an early Christian in Asia Minor who was the recipient of a private letter from Paul of Tarsus which forms part of the Christian New Testament. This letter is known as Epistle to Philemon, although it is addressed "to Philemon, our dear friend and fellow worker, also to Apphia our sister (possibly Philemon's wife) and Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church that meets in your home". Paul asks Philemon to "take back" Onesimus, who may previously have been his slave.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Philemon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.