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St. Ampliatus

Feastday: June 12
Death: 1st century

Bishop and martyr, mentioned by St. Paul with Sts. Narcissus and Urban. Ampliatus is reported to have had the rank of bishop, joining St. Andrew in missionary labors in the Balkans. Ampliatus was martyred there with Sts. Narcissus and Urban.

Roman Christian mentioned by Paul in one of his letters

Stachys, Amplias, Urban (Menologion of Basil II)

Ampliatus (Amplias in the King James Version), was a Roman Christian mentioned by Paul in one of his letters, where he says, "Greet Ampliatus, whom I love in the Lord." (Romans 16:8) He is considered one of the Seventy Disciples by the Eastern Orthodox Church. He may have served as bishop of Odessos (Varna), in Bulgaria. He is commemorated in the Roman Martyrology on Oct. 31.

Hymns

Troparion (Tone 3)

Holy Apostles of the Seventy: Stáchys, Amplías, Úrban,

Narcíssus, Apélles, and Aristobúlus,

entreat the merciful God

to grant our souls forgiveness of transgressions.

Kontakion (Tone 8)

Let us thankfully praise the wise Apostles

Stáchys, Amplías, Úrban, Narcíssus, Apélles, and Aristobúlus,

those treasures of the Holy Spirit and rays of the Sun of glory,

who were gathered together by the grace of our God.

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