Herodion of Patras was numbered among the Seventy Disciples

Seventy Disciples

The seventy disciples or seventy-two disciples were early followers of Jesus mentioned in the Gospel of Luke . According to Luke, the only gospel in which they appear, Jesus appointed them and sent them out in pairs on a specific mission which is detailed in the text...

. He was a relative of Saint Paul and bishop

Bishop

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 of Neopatras (Patras

Patras

Patras , ) is Greece's third largest urban area and the regional capital of West Greece, located in northern Peloponnese, 215 kilometers west of Athens...

?), where he suffered greatly. After beating, stoning, and stabbing him, they left him for dead, but St. Herodion arose and continued to serve the Apostles.

He was beheaded with Olympas

Olympas

Olympas , is the name of a Roman Christian whom Paul of Tarsus salutes in around 65 AD....

 in Rome while they were serving Saint Peter

Saint Peter

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 on the same day that St. Peter was crucified. His feast days are celebrated on January 4 among the Seventy, April 8, and November 10.

November 10

Troparion

Troparion

A troparion in Byzantine music and in the religious music of Eastern Orthodox Christianity is a short hymn of one stanza, or one of a series of stanzas. The word probably derives from a diminutive of the Greek tropos...

 (Tone

Octoechos

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 3) http://www.oca.org/FStropars.asp?ID=103265

Holy Apostles, Erastus

Erastus of Paneas

Erastus of Paneas, also Erastos , is numbered among the Seventy Disciples. He served as a deacon and steward of the Church at Jerusalem and later of Paneas in Palestine. The Church remembers St. Erastus on January 4 among the Seventy, and on November 10....

, Olympas

Olympas

Olympas , is the name of a Roman Christian whom Paul of Tarsus salutes in around 65 AD....

, Herodian, Sosipater

Sosipater of Iconium

Sosipater of Iconium is numbered among the Seventy Apostles. St. Sosipater's feast days are on April 28 , or 29 with St. Jason; November 10 with Ss. Erastus, Olympas, Herodian, Quartus and Tertius; and January 4 with the Seventy.-Life:Born in Achaea, he was Bishop in Iconium by his relative the...

, Quartus

Quartus of Berytus

Quartus of Berytus is numbered among the Seventy Disciples. He was Bishop of Beirut and suffered much. He converted many to the Christian faith. The Church remembers St. Quartus on November 10.-Hymns:Troparion *...

 and Tertius

Tertius of Iconium

Tertius of Iconium is numbered among the Seventy Disciples. He wrote down the Apostle Paul's letter to the Romans, and was Bishop in Iconium after the Apostle Sosipater. He died a martyr. The Church remembers St. Tertius on October 30 and November 10.-Hymns:Troparion * * *...

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entreat the merciful God,

to grant our souls forgiveness of transgressions.

Kontakion

Kontakion

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 (Tone 2)

Illumined by divine light, O holy apostles,

you wisely destroyed the works of idolatry

Idolatry

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When you caught all the pagan

Paganism

Paganism is a blanket term, typically used to refer to non-Abrahamic, indigenous polytheistic religious traditions....

s you brought them to the Master

and taught them to glorify the Trinity

Trinity

The Christian doctrine of the Trinity defines God as three divine persons : the Father, the Son , and the Holy Spirit. The three persons are distinct yet coexist in unity, and are co-equal, co-eternal and consubstantial . Put another way, the three persons of the Trinity are of one being...

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April 8

Troparion (Tone 1) http://www.oca.org/FStropars.asp?ID=101024

Let us praise in hymn

Hymn

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s the six–fold choir of Apostles:

Herodion and Agabus,

Rufus

Rufus of Thebes

Rufus of Thebes is numbered among the Seventy Disciples. He was bishop of Thebes in Greece, and is referenced in Romans 16:13. His feast day is April 8.-Hymns:Troparion...

, Asyncritus

Asyncritus of Hyrcania

Asyncritus of Hyrcania, also Asynkritos , was numbered among the Seventy Disciples. He was bishop of Hyrcania in Asia. Saint Paul mentions him in his letter to the Romans . The Church remembers St. Asyncritus on April 8.-Hymns:...

, Phlegon

Phlegon of Marathon

Phlegon of Marathon is numbered among the Seventy Disciples. He was bishop of Marathon in Thrace. He is referenced in Romans 16:14, and his feast day is on April 8....

 and holy Hermes

Hermes of Philippopolis

Hermes of Philippopolis was one of the Seventy Disciples and was bishop in Philippopolis in Thrace . The Shepherd of Hermas is also traditionally ascribed to him...

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They ever entreat the Trinity for our souls!

Kontakion (Tone 2)

You became the disciples

Disciple (Christianity)

In Christianity, the disciples were the students of Jesus during his ministry. While Jesus attracted a large following, the term disciple is commonly used to refer specifically to "the Twelve", an inner circle of men whose number perhaps represented the twelve tribes of Israel...

 of Christ

Christ

Christ is the English term for the Greek meaning "the anointed one". It is a translation of the Hebrew , usually transliterated into English as Messiah or Mashiach...

And all-holy Apostles,

O glorious Herodion, Agabus and Rufus,

Asyncritus, Phlegon and Hermes.

Ever entreat the Lord

To grant forgiveness of transgressions

To us who sing your praises.

Kontakion (Tone 4)

Like stars, O holy Apostles,

You illumine the way of the faithful with the light of the Holy Spirit

Holy Spirit

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You dispel the darkness of error as you gaze on God the Word!

External links

• Apostle Herodion of the Seventy, January 4 (OCA
  Orthodox Church in America
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• Apostle Herodion of the Seventy, and those with Him, April 8 (OCA)
• Apostle Rodion of the Seventy, November 10 (OCA)
• Agavos, Rouphos, Asynkritos, Phlegon, Herodion, & Hermes of the 70 Apostles (GOARCH)