October 31: Saints Stachys, Apellis, Amblias, Urvanos, Narkissos and Aristobulos are celebratedtranslated

Today the Church honors six disciples from the circle of seventy Apostles. Stachy, who was ordained by the Apostle Andreas bishop of Byzantium and slept peacefully, and Apellis who became bishop of Heraklion and excelled in the missionary struggle. Amblias and Urbanos, who were also ordained bishops by the Apostle Andrew, the first in Odyssoupolis and the second in Macedonia and after converting many Jews and pagans to the faith of Christ, they were martyred. Narcissus, who became bishop of Athens and died a martyr's death, and Aristobulus, who excelled as a missionary and according to the synaxarist captured souls with his word.

Saint Aristobulus, according to tradition, was of Cypriot origin and in fact the brother of the Apostle Barnabas. This was pointed out by the Archbishop of Cyprus Chrysostomos II, addressing the Most Reverend Archbishop of Thyatira and Great Britain Mr. Nikitas at the High Priestly Synod on Sunday, September 25, 2022, at the Cathedral of the Apostle Barnabas, in order to show the link between the Christians of Cyprus and Great Britain. Agios Aristobulos, toured various…