Apostle of the Seventy; Righteous Aquila And Priscilla

Apostle Aquila of the Seventy, a native of Pontus, together with his wife Priscilla (Prisca), practiced the trade of tentmaking and was a fellow believer and close co-worker of Apostle Paul — Paul stayed and worked with them in Corinth (Acts 18:1-3), after which the couple accompanied him to Ephesus, where they actively assisted in apostolic ministry, including instructing the eloquent preacher Apollos in the faith (Acts 18:18-26). In the Epistle to the Romans, Apostle Paul writes: "Greet Priscilla and Aquila my helpers in Christ Jesus: who have for my life laid down their own necks" (Romans 16:3-4); they are also mentioned in 1 Corinthians 16:19 and 2 Timothy 4:19. Their home became a gathering place for the Christian community, first in Ephesus and later in Rome. According to church tradition, Apostle Aquila was later made Bishop of Heraclea Pontica, preached the Gospel zealously, and was martyred. Apostle Aquila's own commemoration is kept on July 1/14; also January 4/17 in the Synaxis of the Seventy Apostles. The commemoration of Righteous Priscilla (per some sources) is February 13/26.