Philemon (biblical figure)

Saints Philemon and Apphia
Saints Philemon and Apphia
Apostles (Eastern Orthodox); Martyrs (Latin Rite)
Died	68; Colossae, Phrygia
Venerated in	Eastern Orthodox; Roman Catholic Church; Lutheranism
Feast	22 November (Eastern Orthodox) (Roman Catholic); February 15 (Lutheran)

Philemon (/fɪˈliːmən, faɪ-/; Greek: Φιλήμων) was an early Christian in Asia Minor who was the recipient of a private letter from Paul of Tarsus. This letter is known as Epistle to Philemon in the New Testament. He is known as a saint by several Christian churches along with his wife Apphia. Philemon was a wealthy Christian and a minister (possibly a bishop[1]) of the house church that met in his home.[2]

The Menaia of 22 November speak of Philemon as a holy apostle who, in company with Apphia, Archippus, and Onesimus had been martyred at Colossae during the first general persecution in the reign of Nero.[3] In the list of the Seventy Apostles, attributed to Dorotheus of Tyre, Philemon is described as bishop of Gaza.

Notes

Const. Apost., VI, 46
Philemon 1:1–2
One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Philemon". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.

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[1] Const. Apost., VI, 46

[2] Philemon 1:1–2

[3] One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Philemon". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.