Apostle
Apostle Hermas
I век, † в конце I века
Apostle Hermas of the Seventy — a co-worker of Apostle Paul, mentioned in the Epistle to the Romans (16:14); a Greek by origin who lived in Rome, bishop in Thrace; he is credited with authorship of the early Christian work "The Shepherd."
Apostle Hermas of the Seventy is mentioned by Apostle Paul in the Epistle to the Romans: "Salute Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermas..." (Romans 16:14). He was Greek by origin but lived in Rome in the 1st century, having taken Roman citizenship; he was converted from paganism. He was made bishop in Philippi of Thrace. He is credited with authorship of "The Shepherd," an early Christian apocalyptic work that was for a time read at services alongside Holy Scripture, though it was not included in the final New Testament canon. He was martyred at the end of the 1st century. NOTE: Romans 16:14 mentions two distinct names — "Hermas" and "Hermes" (see also the apostle_hermes card) — church tradition sometimes distinguishes them and sometimes commemorates them together on November 5/18. His memory is kept on November 5/18, as well as January 4/17 in the Synaxis of the Seventy Apostles.
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