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Aristobulus of Britannia
Ancient Roman saint, mentioned in Romans 16:10, served as missionary to Britain
SaintAncient RomePre-congregation
Feast: 15 March (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
50 BC
Died
100
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Aristobulus of Britannia is a Christian saint named by Hippolytus of Rome (170–235) and Dorotheus of Gaza (505–565) as one of the Seventy Disciples mentioned in Luke 10:1–24 and as the first bishop in Roman Britain.
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The miracles
Limited information available on this saint.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information available on this saint.
Connected on this site
- Barnabas Saint“Orthodox tradition holds that Aristobulus of Britannia, one of the Seventy Disciples, was the brother of Barnabas.” — Wikipedia
- Dorotheus of Gaza Saint“Aristobulus of Britannia is a Christian saint named by Hippolytus of Rome (170–235) and Dorotheus of Gaza (505–565) as one of the Seventy Disciples mentioned in Luke 10:1–24 and as the first bishop in Roman Britain.” — Wikipedia
- Narcissus of Athens Saint“Along with the Apostles Urban of Macedonia, Stachys, Ampliatus, Apelles of Heraklion and Aristobulus of Britannia (all of these names are mentioned together by St.” — Wikipedia
- Stachys the Apostle Saint“16:9), but he is always associated in traditions with five other apostles (Ampliatus, Urban of Macedonia, Apelles of Heraklion, Aristobulus of Britannia and Narcissus of Athens) that are the very same names mentioned together with him by Paul in Romans 16:8–11.” — Wikipedia
- Urban of Macedonia Saint“Along with the Apostles Ampliatus, Stachys, Narcissus of Athens, Apelles of Heraklion and Aristobulus of Britannia (all of these names are mentioned together by St.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Wikidata Q666408 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Aristobulus of Britannia (CC BY-SA)
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