Apostle of the 70, Bishop Hermas, Apostle of the 70, Bishop of Dalmatia

The holy Apostle of the Seventy Hermas (in the Greek text, Ἑρμᾶς) is mentioned by the Apostle Paul in the closing greetings of the Epistle to the Romans among a group of Christians: "Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermas, Patrobas, Hermes, and the brethren who are with them" (Romans 16:14). Since in this chapter the Apostle Paul specifically distinguishes Christians of the circumcision, and Hermas is not included among them, he was apparently converted from among the Gentiles. According to the Byzantine list of the 70 apostles compiled by Pseudo-Dorotheus of Tyre (8th-9th centuries), Hermas is named as bishop of Dalmatia. His memory is kept in the Synaxis of the 70 Apostles on January 4, and separately on April 8 and May 31.