Apostle 1st century
Apostle Epaphras of the Seventy
A faithful minister and 'fellowservant' of Paul who founded the church at Colossae and labored fervently in prayer for it (Col 1:7; 4:12-13); by tradition the first bishop of Colossae.
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A faithful minister and 'fellowservant' of Paul who founded the church at Colossae and labored fervently in prayer for it (Col 1:7; 4:12-13); by tradition the first bishop of Colossae.
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One of the Seventy Apostles; commemorated in the Synaxis of the Seventy Apostles (Jan 4). Some traditions identify him with Epaphroditus; commemorated in the Synaxis of the Seventy (Jan 4).
Sources: Synaxarion; the traditional catalogue of the Seventy Apostles; New Testament