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It has also been suggested that the Rufus (in Greek: Ῥοῦφον or Rhouphon) mentioned by Paul in Romans 16:13 is the son of Simon of Cyrene. [8] Some also link Simon himself with the "men of Cyrene" who preached the Gospel to the Hellenized Jews (Greek: Ελληνιστάς) [9] in Acts 11:20. [5] On the other hand, Simon's name alone does ...
Rufus ("Red") was a first-century Christian mentioned in Mark 15:21 with his brother Alexander, whose father "Simon a Cyrenian" was compelled to help carry the cross on which Jesus Christ was crucified. "And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross."
Simon the Cyrene! A man from that far away African country of Cyrenaica -- a noted seaport country on the southern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. ... Thomas Shepherd, there is an earthly cross ...
Simon Niger is a person in the Book of Acts in the New Testament.He is mentioned in Acts 13:1 as being one of the "prophets and teachers" in the church of Antioch: . In the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch) and Saul.
Then they compelled a certain man, Simon a Cyrenian, the father of Alexander and Rufus, as he was coming out of the country and passing by, to bear His cross. [29] That Mark takes the time to list only Alexander and Rufus as the names of Simon's children suggests they might have been Early Christians known to Mark's intended audience. [22]
The Fayyum Fragment (Papyrus Vindobonensis Greek 2325 [P. Vienna G. 2325]) is a papyrus fragment containing text that could be from part of the New Testament, and consists of only about 100 Greek letters.
The Chapel of Simon of Cyrene is a Catholic chapel belonging to the Franciscans in the Old City of Jerusalem. [ 1 ] The place marks the fifth station of Via Dolorosa , and refers to the biblical episode in which Simon of Cyrene takes Jesus' cross, and carries it for him. [ 2 ]
Thomas the Apostle: c. 72 Thraseas: 2nd century Thyrsus: 3rd century Saint Tiburtius: 3rd century Saint Susanna: 3rd century Timothy I of Alexandria: 4th century Timothy the Apostle: c. 80 Tiridates III of Armenia: 4th century Titus (Companion of Paul) c. 107 Torquatus of Acci: 1st century Trifon: 3rd century Trofimena: 3rd century Trophimus of ...