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Onesimus of Byzantium (Ancient Greek: Ὀνήσιμος, romanized: Onēsimos, meaning "useful"; died c. 107 AD, according to Catholic tradition), [1] also called Onesimus and The Holy Apostle Onesimus in the Eastern Orthodox Church, [2] was a slave [3] to Philemon, a man of Christian faith.
Onesimus the second bishop of Ephesus. seven of Onesimus relatives; Gaius of Ephesus; Polycrates of Ephesus fl. 130–196; Apollonius of Ephesus fl. 220; Heraclides, bishop of Ephesus fl. 403; Memnon fl. 440; Bassianus (bishop) c. 444; Stephen of Ephesus (448–51), attendee of the Second Council of Ephesus and the Council of Chalcedon
Bishop of Catania: Felicula 90 Petronilla 90 Nicomedes Rome: 90 Pope Anacletus 91: Rome: Pope: Antipas of Pergamum 92: Pergamon, Asia Minor: Pope Avilius of Alexandria 95 Bishop of Alexandria: Onesimus 95: Rome: Flavius Clement 96 Titus 96: Gortyn, Crete: Bishop of Crete: Timothy 97: Ephesus, Asia Minor: Bishop of Ephesus: Parmenas 98: Philippi ...
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Timothy or Timothy of Ephesus (Greek: Τιμόθεος, Timótheos, meaning "honouring God" or "honoured by God" [8]) was an early Christian evangelist and the first Christian bishop of Ephesus, [9] who the Acts of Timothy relates died around the year AD 97.
In 2 Timothy 1:16-18, Paul sends a greeting to the man’s household in Ephesus and refers to the help he showed Paul earlier in Ephesus. Timothy, who led the Ephesian church is familiar with these acts. [5] Paul's praise of Onesiphorus is significant because it was written shortly before Paul's death as a final encouragement to Timothy.
The Catholic Archdiocese of Ephesus is a suppressed and titular see of the Roman Catholic Church [1] [2] [3] (in Latin: Archidioecesis Ephesina). It is the Catholic counterpart of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Ephesus , which is a titular bishopric under Patriarchate of Constantinople (in Greek: Μητρόπολις Εφέσου; Mitrópolis ...
Onesimus's date of death is listed as AD 68 on the Catholic Online website, [2] but this and other Roman Catholic sources disagree with other Christian sources. According to Eastern Orthodox tradition, Onesimus replaced Timothy as Bishop of Ephesus upon Timothy's death and held the office until his own death in AD 109.