Silvanus of the Seventy
writer, also mentioned in the New Testament, may have been the same person as Silas
Feast: 30 July (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Silvanus (Greek: Σιλουανός) is a traditional figure in Eastern Orthodox tradition assumed to be one of the Seventy Apostles, those followers of Jesus sent out by him in Luke 10. Peter makes mention of him in his first epistle (1 Peter 5:12).
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The miracles
Limited information available on this saint.
Why that counted as sanctity
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- Wikidata Q2444686 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Silvanus of the Seventy (CC BY-SA)
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