Silvanus (

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: Σιλουανός) is a traditional figure in

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tradition assumed to be one of the

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, those followers of

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sent out by him in

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. Peter makes mention of him in his first epistle (1 Peter 5:12). According to Orthodox tradition, he later became

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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 ...

, who is mentioned in the

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(

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, various letters of

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, and

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) as a co-writer or

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of some of these works.

References

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