Silvanus is a traditional figure in Eastern Orthodox tradition assumed to be one of the Seventy Apostles, those followers of

Jesus Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label= Hebrew/ Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other names and titles), was a first-century Jewish preacher and relig ...

sent out by him in Luke 10. According to Orthodox tradition he later became

Bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ...

of Thessalonika and died a martyr."Apostle Silvanus of the Seventy", Orthodox Church in America
/ref> He is to be distinguished from the Silvanus, better known as

Silas Silas or Silvanus (; Greek: Σίλας/Σιλουανός; fl. 1st century AD) was a leading member of the Early Christian community, who according to the New Testament accompanied Paul the Apostle on his second missionary journey. Name and et ...

who is mentioned in the New Testament ( Acts, various letters of Paul, and 1 Peter) as a co-writer or transcriber of some of these works.

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{{New Testament people Seventy disciples Saints of Roman Thessalonica 1st-century bishops in the Roman Empire Biblical apostles Christian saints from the New Testament Bishops of Thessaloniki