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==Life ==
 
==Life ==
St. '''Andronicus''' was a relative of [[Apostle Paul|St. Paul the Apostle]] and one of the [[Apostles|Seventy Apostles]]. He was appointed [[bishop]] of Pannonia, but instead of staying in one place he preached all over Pannonia with [[Apostle Junia|St. Junia]] as his helper. By faith they converted many pagans to Christ, destroyed many idolatrous temples, drove out demons, worked miracles and healed every type of disease and illness. Both were [[martyr]]ed; their [[relics]] were discovered in the region of Eugneius.
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The holy, glorious and all-laudable '''Apostle Andronicus''' was a relative of [[Apostle Paul|St. Paul the Apostle]] and one of the [[Apostles|Seventy Apostles]]. He was appointed [[bishop]] of Pannonia, but instead of staying in one place he preached all over Pannonia with [[Apostle Junia|St. Junia]] as his helper. By faith they converted many pagans to Christ, destroyed many idolatrous temples, drove out demons, worked miracles and healed every type of disease and illness. Both were [[martyr]]ed; their [[relics]] were discovered in the region of Eugneius.
  
 
St. Andronicus is remembered by the Church on [[May 17]].
 
St. Andronicus is remembered by the Church on [[May 17]].

Revision as of 17:53, August 1, 2005

Scriptural Reference(s)

Romans 16:7

Life

The holy, glorious and all-laudable Apostle Andronicus was a relative of St. Paul the Apostle and one of the Seventy Apostles. He was appointed bishop of Pannonia, but instead of staying in one place he preached all over Pannonia with St. Junia as his helper. By faith they converted many pagans to Christ, destroyed many idolatrous temples, drove out demons, worked miracles and healed every type of disease and illness. Both were martyred; their relics were discovered in the region of Eugneius.

St. Andronicus is remembered by the Church on May 17.

Source

St. Nikolai Velimirovic, The Prologue of Ohrid