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- Holy Apostle Philemon and Sts Apphia, Archippus and Onesimus
- 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.
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