Parrobus of Pottole
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Parrobus of Pottole, sometimes Patrobos, Patrobus, or Patrobas , is numbered among the Seventy Disciples
. He was Bishop
of Neapolis (Naples
) or of Pottole
(cf. recounting of Dorotheus below), and is referred to in Scripture when St. Paul greets him in his letter to the Romans
(16:14). The Church remembers St. Patrobas on November 5, with his fellow apostles Ss. Hermas, Linus, Gaius, and Philologos.
Seventy Disciples
The seventy disciples or seventy-two disciples were early followers of Jesus mentioned in the Gospel of Luke . According to Luke, the only gospel in which they appear, Jesus appointed them and sent them out in pairs on a specific mission which is detailed in the text...
. He was Bishop
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
of Neapolis (Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
) or of Pottole
Pozzuoli
Pozzuoli is a city and comune of the province of Naples, in the Italian region of Campania. It is the main city of the Phlegrean peninsula.-History:Pozzuoli began as the Greek colony of Dicaearchia...
(cf. recounting of Dorotheus below), and is referred to in Scripture when St. Paul greets him in his letter to the Romans
Epistle to the Romans
The Epistle of Paul to the Romans, often shortened to Romans, is the sixth book in the New Testament. Biblical scholars agree that it was composed by the Apostle Paul to explain that Salvation is offered through the Gospel of Jesus Christ...
(16:14). The Church remembers St. Patrobas on November 5, with his fellow apostles Ss. Hermas, Linus, Gaius, and Philologos.
External links
- Apostle Patrobus of the Seventy (OCAOCAThe Oca , is a starchy, edible tuber, grown in South America.OCA or Oca may also refer to:* Oca a tributary of the Ebro, Spain, having its source in the comarca of Montes de Oca.In business and politics:...
) - The Choosing of the Seventy Holy Apostles, as recounted by Dorotheus, Bishop of Tyre from the site of the Russian Orthodox Church of St. Nicholas (ROCOR)