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Holy Apostle Philemon and Sts Apphia, Archippus and Onesimus
Saint of the Day
English - November 22, 2019 06:01 - 983 KB - ★★★★★ - 133 ratingsChristianity Religion & Spirituality Spirituality orthodox christian greek russian antiochian serbian romanian byzantine lectionary saints Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Philemon is addressed in the Epistle of the holy Apostle Paul that bears his name. He was a nobleman from Colossae; Apphia was his wife. Archippus was Bishop of Colossae. All three were disciples of the Apostle Paul. Onesimus was a pagan slave of Philemon, who stole from his master and fled to Rome. There St Paul led him to faith in Christ, and wrote the Epistle to Philemon, urging Onesimus' master to forgive him and take him back as a brother in Christ. This Philemon did, and Onesimus later became a bishop. In Greece he is venerated as the patron Saint of the imprisoned. All of these holy followers of Christ died as martyrs, stoned to death by pagans.