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Epaphroditus
Biblical figure & saint, venerated by the Catholic Church
SaintResearchedPre-congregation
Feast: 22 March (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
100
Died
69
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Commemoration of Saint Epaphroditus, whom Saint Paul the Apostle calls his brother and companion in work and in struggle.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 22 March as the man Saint Paul calls his brother and companion in work and struggle.
Connected on this site
- Paul the Apostle Saint“Commemoration of Saint Epaphroditus, whom Saint Paul the Apostle calls his brother and companion in work and in struggle.” — this site's research
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 22 March (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q724476 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Epaphroditus (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.