Achaicus of Corinth

Saint

Achaicus of Corinth
Saint; Achaicus of Corinth
Apostle of the Seventy
Born	Ἀχαϊκός Achaikos
Hometown	Corinth, Peloponnese, Greece
Died	AD 1st century
Venerated in	Eastern Orthodox Church; Roman Catholic Church
Feast	15 June

Saint Achaicus of Corinth (Ancient Greek: Ἀχαϊκός Achaikos, "belonging to Achaia")^[1] was a Corinthian Christian saint who according to the Bible, together with Saints Fortunatus and Stephanas, carried a letter from the Corinthians to Saint Paul, and from Saint Paul to the Corinthians (1 Corinthians 16:17; cf. also 16:15).^[2]^[3]

Life

According to the holy tradition of the Eastern Orthodox Church, Achaicus is also often numbered as one of the Seventy Disciples, a group of early followers sent out by Jesus in Luke 10:17–20. The biblical account does not mention the names of the seventy disciples, but various lists including Achaicus have been compiled since the 7th century,^[4] such as in the Orthodox Study Bible.^[5] It is not known whether the three Corinthians walked to Ephesus, a distance of about 1448 kilometres or 900 miles, or crossed the Aegean Sea by boat.

Veneration

Achaicus is venerated as saint by Eastern Orthodox Church, Roman Catholic Church and other Christian churches. In the Orthodox Church, he is commemorated with a feast day on 15 June, with his companion Fortunatas.^[5] He is also remembered on the Synaxis of the Seventy Apostles on 4 January.^[6]

References

^ Achaicus Archived 2013-04-21 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 29 Mar 2018
^ Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Achaicus" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
^ Orchard, Bernard (1982). A Synopsis of the Four Gospels, in a New Translation. Mercer University Press. p. 49. ISBN 9780865540248.
^ Metzger, Bruce (1980). New Testament Studies: Philological, Versional, and Patristic. BRILL. p. 31. ISBN 978-90-04-06163-7.
^ ^a ^b The Orthodox Study Bible. Thomas Nelson. 2008. p. 1822. ISBN 978-1-4185-7636-3.
^ "Synaxis of the Seventy Apostles". Orthodox Church in America. Retrieved 19 August 2013.

[1] Achaicus Archived 2013-04-21 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 29 Mar 2018

[2] Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Achaicus" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.

[3] Orchard, Bernard (1982). A Synopsis of the Four Gospels, in a New Translation. Mercer University Press. p. 49. ISBN 9780865540248.

[Metzger-4] Metzger, Bruce (1980). New Testament Studies: Philological, Versional, and Patristic. BRILL. p. 31. ISBN 978-90-04-06163-7.

[OSB-5] The Orthodox Study Bible. Thomas Nelson. 2008. p. 1822. ISBN 978-1-4185-7636-3.

[6] "Synaxis of the Seventy Apostles". Orthodox Church in America. Retrieved 19 August 2013.

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Achaicus of Corinth

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