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The holy, glorious, all-laudable '''Apostle Sosthenes''' is one of the [[Apostles#The_Seventy|SeventyApostles]] , and was a [[bishop]] in either Caesarea or Colophon in Asia Minor. He is commemorated by the Church on [[January 4]] with the Seventy. St. Sosthenes is also remembered ; on [[March 30]] with Apostles [[Apostle Apollo|Apollos]], [[Apostle Cephas|Cephas]], [[Apostle Caesar|Caesar]], and [[Apostle Epaphroditus|Epaphroditus]] of the Seventy; and on [[December 8]] with Ss. He is also remembered with Saints Apollos, Cephas, [[Apostle Tychicus|Tychicus]], Epaphroditus, Caesar, and [[Apostle Onesiphorus|Onesiphorus]] on [[December 8]].

St . Sosthenes was head of the Jewish synagogue at Corinth before his [[conversion]] to Christianity(cf. [[Acts of the Apostles|Acts]] 18:17). He suffered a beating during a riot against the [[Apostle Paul]]. St. Paul converted him to Christianity.

In addressing the Corinthian church ([[I Corinthians]] 1:1), St . Paul sent greetings from both of them: "Paul, by the will of God called to be an apostle of [[Jesus Christ]], and brother Sosthenes..." Afterwards, St. Sosthenes was made [[bishop]] at Colophon in Asia Minor. He departed peacefully to the Lord.

[[Kontakion]] (Tone 4) [http://oca.org/FStropars.asp?ID=100072]

:Therefore we cry out to [[Christ]]:

*[http://www.chrysostompress.org/collection/0104_Synaxis_70_Apostles/ The Synaxis of the Holy Seventy Apostles] - Chrysostom Press.