Remembered on October 31
St. Stachys and His Fellow Apostles
- ApostleA saint sent to proclaim Christ, especially one of the Twelve or the Seventy, or St. Paul.
All apostles
These six saints belong to the first generation of Christians. Their names appear in St. Paul’s greetings to the Romans, as individuals or through their households. Church tradition counts them among the Seventy Apostles who spread the Gospel. These brief remembrances show how many people carried the faith through friendship, service, and courage, even when little of their story was written down.
How they died
Tradition holds that Stachys, Apelles and Aristobolus reposed in peace, while Amplias, Urban and Narcissus were martyred; the precise methods are uncertain. Accounts of Aristobolus's death differ.
- Feast day
- October 31
Parishes on the Old Calendar keep it on November 13. - Kind of saint
- Apostle
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