Память святых апостолов Аристарха, Пуда и Трофима 2566

Saint Aristarchus, who is mentioned in the book of the Acts of the Apostles (Acts 19:29) and in the letters of the holy Apostle Paul to the Colossians (Col. 19:29) and to Philemon (Phil. 1:24), was a bishop in the Syrian city of Apamea 2567. Saint Pud, about whom the Apostle Paul speaks in his second letter to Timothy (“Evbul and Pud greet you” (2 Tim. 4:21)), was a member of the Roman Senate in 2568. Being a pious and virtuous man, he received the holy apostles Peter and Paul in his house; Other believers also gathered with him for prayer, so his house subsequently turned into a church, which received the name “Pastoral.” Tradition says that the Apostle Peter himself officiated in this church. Saint Trophimus, whom the book of the Acts of the Apostles mentions (Acts 20:4) and the Apostle Paul in the same second letter to Timothy in the following words: “But I left Trophimus sick at Miletus” (2 Tim. 4:20), together with the Apostle Pudus and Aristarchus, sympathized with the Apostle Paul during all the persecutions that happened to him. All the three apostles mentioned died in Rome along with the Apostle Paul in 2569, having been beheaded by the sword by order of Emperor Nero in 2570. Saints Aristarchus, Pud and Trophimus - apostles from the number of 70 Apamea was located in southwest Syria and was located on the banks of the Orontes River. The Senate in Rome is the highest government institution in charge of all state affairs. The death of the holy apostles followed around 65. Nero, the Roman emperor, reigned from 54 to 68 and left a legacy as one of the most cruel persecutors of Christianity. You might be interested in: