Apostle 1st century
Apostle Archippus of the Seventy
Called 'our fellow-soldier' by Paul (Phlm 1:2; Col 4:17), he served the church at Colossae and suffered martyrdom there under Nero.
Feast Day
February 19
Also Nov 22
Come to them for
Missionary Work
Their life
Called 'our fellow-soldier' by Paul (Phlm 1:2; Col 4:17), he served the church at Colossae and suffered martyrdom there under Nero.
Commemorated with Read Hide
Notes
One of the Seventy Apostles; commemorated in the Synaxis of the Seventy Apostles (Jan 4). Distinct from the ascetic Archippus of Hierapolis, guardian of Chonae.
Sources: Synaxarion; the traditional catalogue of the Seventy Apostles; New Testament