Apostle · 1st century
Apostle Herodion of the Seventy
Also known as Herodion · Agabus · Rufus · Asyncritus · Phlegon · Hermes · Apostles of the Seventy
A group of Apostles of the Seventy commemorated together: Herodion (a kinsman and companion of the Apostle Paul), Agabus the prophet, Rufus, Asyncritus, Phlegon, and Hermes. They preached the Gospel in various lands and several died as martyrs.
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Related Saints
- Hieromartyr Pancratius, Bishop of Taormina · Hieromartyr
- Hieromartyr Apollinaris, Bishop of Ravenna · Hieromartyr
- St. Photius the Great, Patriarch of Constantinople · Hierarch
- Hieromartyrs Marcellus of Sicily, Philagrius of Cyprus, and Pancratius of Taormina · Hieromartyr
- Sts. Cyril & Methodius · Equal-to-the-Apostles
- Apostles Archippus and Philemon of the Seventy, and Martyr Apphia · Apostle
Notes
Also commemorated among the Synaxis of the Seventy Apostles (Jan 4).
Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints