Rufus of Thebes
Appearance
Saint Rufus of Thebes | |
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Apostle of the Seventy Bishop of Thebes and Hieromartyr | |
Died | 50–100 |
Honored in | Eastern Orthodox Church |
Feast | 8 April 4 January |
Rufus of Thebes (Greek: Ῥοῦφος ό Θηβαίος) is numbered among the Seventy Disciples in Eastern Orthodox tradition. He was bishop of Thebes in Greece, and according to some traditions[citation needed] is referenced in Romans 16:13. However, according to Easton's Bible Dictionary the Rufus in Romans 16 could well have been the Rufus mentioned in Mark.[1] His feast day is 8 April, and he is also commemorated on 4 January with the other Seventy Apostles.[2]
Hymns
[edit]- Let us praise in hymns the six–fold choir of Apostles:
- Herodion and Agabus,
- Rufus, Asyncritus, Phlegon and holy Hermes.
- They ever entreat the Trinity for our souls!
Kontakion (Tone 2)
- You became the disciples of Christ
- And all-holy Apostles,
- O glorious Herodion, Agabus and Rufus,
- Asyncritus, Phlegon and Hermes.
- Ever entreat the Lord
- To grant forgiveness of transgressions
- To us who sing your praises.
Kontakion (Tone 4)
- Like stars, O holy Apostles,
- You illumine the way of the faithful with the light of the Holy Spirit.
- You dispel the darkness of error as you gaze on God the Word!
Sources
[edit]- St. Nikolai Velimirovic, The Prologue from Ohrid
External links
[edit]- Apostle Rufus of the Seventy and those with him (OCA)
- Agavos, Rouphos, Asynkritos, Phlegon, Herodion, & Hermes of the 70 Apostles (GOARCH)
- The Holy Apostles Herodian, Agabus, Rufus, Asyncritus, Phlegon and Hermes (Prologue from Ohrid)
References
[edit]- ^ Easton's Bible Dictionary - "Rufus"
- ^ "Apostle Herodion of the Seventy, and those with Him". www.oca.org. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
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