Commemorated on November 5
Saints Patrobas, Hermes, Linus, Gaius, Philologus, Apostles of the Seventy preached the Gospel in various cities, each enduring various hardships in their service as bishops.
St Patrobas (Rom 16:14) was Bishop of Neopolis (now Naples) and Puteoli in Italy. St Hermes was bishop in the city of Philippoplis where he died a martyr. Linus (2 Tim 4:21) was a successor to the Apostle Peter at Rome. St Gaius (Rom 16:23),was Bishop of Ephesus after St Timothy. The Apostle Andrew consecrated St Philologus (Rom 16:15) as bishop of the city of Sinope (in the Black Sea region).
Saints Patrobas, Hermes, Linus, Gaius, Philologus, Apostles of the Seventy preached the Gospel in various cities, each enduring various hardships in their service as bishops.
St Patrobas (Rom 16:14) was Bishop of Neopolis (now Naples) and Puteoli in Italy. St Hermes was bishop in the city of Philippoplis where he died a martyr. Linus (2 Tim 4:21) was a successor to the Apostle Peter at Rome. St Gaius (Rom 16:23),was Bishop of Ephesus after St Timothy. The Apostle Andrew consecrated St Philologus (Rom 16:15) as bishop of the city of Sinope (in the Black Sea region).
