Apostle
Apostle Silas
I век
Apostle Silas of the Seventy — one of the "chief men among the brethren" of the Jerusalem church (Acts 15:22), companion of Apostle Paul on his second missionary journey, imprisoned with him at Philippi; according to tradition, Bishop of Corinth.
Apostle Silas of the Seventy is mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles as one of the "chief men among the brethren" of the Jerusalem church (Acts 15:22), sent together with Paul and Barnabas to Antioch with the decision of the Apostolic Council. He later accompanied Apostle Paul on his second missionary journey (Acts 15:40 onward) and was imprisoned with him at Philippi, where prayer and singing were followed by a miraculous earthquake that freed the prisoners (Acts 16:25-26). According to church tradition, he was made Bishop of Corinth. Some commentators (including Blessed Theodoret) identify Apostle Silas with Apostle Silvanus mentioned in Paul's epistles, but the Orthodox Church commemorates them separately, each with his own service. His memory is kept on July 30/August 12 together with Apostles Silvanus, Crescens, Epenetus, and Andronicus, as well as January 4/17 in the Synaxis of the Seventy Apostles.
Icons and images
