Apostle 1st century
Apostle Epaphroditus of the Seventy
Paul's 'brother, and companion in labour, and fellowsoldier' and the Philippians' messenger, who nearly died for the work of Christ (Phil 2:25-30); by tradition bishop of Adriaca.
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Paul's 'brother, and companion in labour, and fellowsoldier' and the Philippians' messenger, who nearly died for the work of Christ (Phil 2:25-30); by tradition bishop of Adriaca.
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One of the Seventy Apostles; commemorated in the Synaxis of the Seventy Apostles (Jan 4). Distinct from Epaphras of Colossae.
Sources: Synaxarion; the traditional catalogue of the Seventy Apostles; New Testament