Quartus () was an early
Christian
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saint
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who is mentioned in the
Bible
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.
According to church tradition, he is known as Quartus of Berytus and is numbered among the
Seventy Disciples
The seventy disciples (Greek language, Greek: ἑβδομήκοντα μαθητές, ''hebdomikonta mathetes''), known in the Eastern Christianity, Eastern Christian traditions as the seventy apostles (Greek language, Greek: ἑβδομήκον� ...
. Furthermore, he was
Bishop
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of
Beirut
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and suffered for the faith. He
converted many to the Christian faith. His feast day is 10 November.
He is also commemorated on 4 January with the
Seventy Disciples
The seventy disciples (Greek language, Greek: ἑβδομήκοντα μαθητές, ''hebdomikonta mathetes''), known in the Eastern Christianity, Eastern Christian traditions as the seventy apostles (Greek language, Greek: ἑβδομήκον� ...
.
Description
Quartus was born in the city of Athens, and was one of its wealthy and learned nobles. He believed in the Lord Christ and served him. Having received the grace of the Comforter on the day of Pentecost, he preached the
gospel
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in many countries. He entered the city of Magnis and preached there. The people of the city believed; he baptized them and taught them the
commandments. Then he returned to Athens, to preach there also, but they stoned him and tortured him severely. Despite all of his sufferings, he survived them and died peacefully in
Berytus.
Biblical accounts
The
New American Standard Bible translates
Romans 16:23 as follows:
Although the literal translation of the Greek is that Quartus is "the" brother, most scholars interpret this as meaning that Quartus is a fellow believer, rather than a brother of
Erastus. Thus, some translations such as the
NIV translate the phrase as "our brother Quartus".
Hymns
Troparion (Tone 3)
:Holy Apostles,
Erastus,
Olympas,
Herodian
Herodian or Herodianus () of Syria, sometimes referred to as "Herodian of Antioch" (c. 170 – c. 240), was a minor Roman civil servant who wrote a colourful history in Greek titled ''History of the Empire from the Death of Marcus'' (τῆς με ...
,
Sosipater, Quartus 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.
Source: St.
Nikolai Velimirovic, ''The
Prologue from Ohrid''
See also
*
1st century in Lebanon
References
*
External links
Apostle Quartus of the Seventy(
OCA)
Erastos, Olympas, Herodion, Sosipatros, Quartus, Tertios, Apostles of the 70(
GOARCH)
The Holy Apostles Olympas, Erastus, Quartus, Herodion, Sosipater and Tertius(''Prologue of Ohrid'')
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People in the Pauline epistles
Seventy disciples
Christian saints from the New Testament
1st-century Syrian bishops
People from Berytus