- 2 Tim 4:21 - "Try to get here before winter. Eubulus, Pudens, Linus, Claudia, and all the brothers send greetings." (St. Linus, 2nd bishop of Rome, St. Claudia) See also: Martial’s ‘Epigrams’ (iv. 13, xi. 53)
- Romans 16:9 - "Greet Urbanus, our co-worker in Christ, and my beloved Stachys." (St. Stachys, 2nd bishop after Andrew. Just a tip of the iceberg: http://www.orthodox.net/saints/70apostles.html)
- Philippians 4:3 - "Yes, and I ask you also, my true yokemate, to help them, for they have struggled at my side in promoting the gospel, along with Clement and my other co-workers, whose names are in the book of life." (Clement, possibly 4th bishop of Rome)
- St. Silas/Silvanus - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silas
- St. Thomas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Thomas_Christians
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Catholic saints, bishops, and popes in the Bible
I should expand these further, but not sure how to organize the information to be concise and useful.
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