Saint Achaicus of Corinth (‹See Tfd›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]
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 |
Life
editAccording 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
editAchaicus 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
edit- ^ Achaicus Archived 2013-04-21 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 29 Mar 2018
- ^ Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). . 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.
