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− | The holy, glorious, all-laudable '''Apostle Phlegon''' is numbered among the [[Seventy | + | The holy, glorious, all-laudable '''Apostle Phlegon''' is numbered among the [[Apostles#The Seventy|Seventy Apostles]]. He was [[bishop]] of Marathon in Thrace. He is referenced in [[Romans]] 16:14, and his [[feast day]] is on [[April 8]]. |
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Revision as of 05:26, May 2, 2008
The holy, glorious, all-laudable Apostle Phlegon is numbered among the Seventy Apostles. He was bishop of Marathon in Thrace. He is referenced in Romans 16:14, and his feast day is on April 8.
Hymns
- Let us praise in hymns the six–fold choir of Apostles:
- Herodion and Agabus,
- Rufus, Asyncritus, Phlegon and holy Hermes.
- They ever entreat the Trinity for our souls!
Kontakion (Tone 2)
- You became the disciples of Christ
- And all-holy Apostles,
- O glorious Herodion, Agabus and Rufus,
- Asyncritus, Phlegon and Hermes.
- Ever entreat the Lord
- To grant forgiveness of transgressions
- To us who sing your praises.
Kontakion (Tone 4)
- Like stars, O holy Apostles,
- You illumine the way of the faithful with the light of the Holy Spirit.
- You dispel the darkness of error as you gaze on God the Word!
Source
- St. Nikolai Velimirovic, The Prologue of Ohrid
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