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The holy, glorious, all-laudable '''Apostle Amplias''' is numbered among the [[Apostles#The_Seventy |Seventy Apostles]]. Along with the Apostles [[Apostle Urban|Urban]], [[Apostle Stachys|Stachys]], [[Apostle Narcissus|Narcissus]], [[Apostle Apelles|Apelles]] and [[Apostle Aristobulus|Aristobulus]] he assisted the [[Apostle Andrew]]. St. Andrew ordained St. Amplias [[bishop]] in Lydda of Odyssopolis in Judea. He died a [[martyr]], and his [[feast day]] is [[October 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.
== Source ==
*St. [[Nikolai Velimirovic]], ''The [[Prologue of Ohrid]]''
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