According to the New Testament book of Romans, Tertius of Iconium (also Tertios) acted as an
amanuensis for
Paul the Apostle, writing down his
Epistle to the Romans. He is numbered among the
Seventy Disciples in a list pseudonymously attributed to
Hippolytus of Rome, which is found in the margin of several ancient manuscripts.
According to tradition, Tertius was
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 ...
in
Iconium
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after the
Apostle Sosipater and died a
martyr
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. The Catholic Church marks St. Tertius days on October 30 and November 10.
Hymns
Troparion
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Th ...
(
Tone 3)
:Holy Apostles,
Apostle Erastus, Erastus,
Olympas
Olympas ( el, Ὀλυμπᾶς, meaning "heavenly") was a Roman Christian whom Paul of Tarsus saluted () in around 65 AD.
Olympas is regarded in the Eastern Orthodox Church as being one of the Seventy disciples
The seventy disciples or seventy-t ...
,
Herodian,
Sosipater
Sosipater ( el, Σωσίπατρος) is a person mentioned in the New Testament, in Romans 16:21. He is probably the same person as Sopater mentioned in Acts 20:4.
In church tradition, he is known as Sosipater of Iconium, and is numbered among t ...
,
Quartus
Quartus ( el, Κούαρτος, Kouartos) was an early Christian who is mentioned in the Bible.
According to church tradition, he is known as Quartus of Berytus and is numbered among the Seventy Disciples. Furthermore, he was Bishop of Beirut ...
and Tertius,
:entreat the merciful God,
:to grant our souls forgiveness of transgressions.
Kontakion (Tone 2)
:Illumined by divine light, O holy apostles,
:you wisely destroyed the works of idolatry.
:When you caught all the pagans you brought them to the Master
:and taught them to glorify the Trinity.
Sources
*St.
Nikolai Velimirovic, ''The
Prologue from Ohrid''
References
*
External links
Apostle Tertius of the Seventy October 30 (
OCA
OCA or Oca may refer to:
Places and jurisdictions
* The ancient town and bishopric Oca in Asia Minor (present Asia Turkey), now a Latin Catholic titular see
* The former Spanish Oca, modern Villafranca Montes de Oca, also see of a medieval bis ...
)
Apostle Tertius of the Seventy November 10 (OCA)
Erastos, Olympas, Herodion, Sosipatros, Quartus, Tertios, Apostles of the 70(
GOARCH)
The Holy Apostles Cleopas, Tertius, Mark, Justus and Artemas(''Prologue of Ohrid'', October 30)
(''Prologue of Ohrid'', November 10)
1st-century bishops in Roman Anatolia
1st-century Christian martyrs
Amanuenses
Christian saints from the New Testament
People in the Pauline epistles
Seventy disciples
Saints from Roman Anatolia
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