Apphia
early Christian saint and martyr
Feast: 19 February (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Philemon (; Ancient Greek: Φιλήμων, Philḗmōn) was an early Christian in Asia Minor who was the recipient of a private letter from Paul of Tarsus which forms part of the Christian New Testament. This letter is known as Epistle to Philemon, although it is addressed "to Philemon, our dear friend and fellow worker, also to Apphia our sister (possibly Philemon's wife) and Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church that meets in your home". Paul asks Philemon to "take back" Onesimus, who may previously have been his slave.
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The miracles
Limited information available on this saint.
Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Philemon Saint Spouse
- Dorotheus of Tyre Saint“In the list of the Seventy Apostles, attributed to Dorotheus of Tyre, Philemon is described as bishop of Gaza.” — Wikipedia
- Wikidata Q4068319 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Saint Appia (CC BY-SA)
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