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The holy, glorious and all-laudable '''Apostle Timothy''' (died AD [[80]]) was a first century [[bishop]]. His feast is celebrated on [[January 22]]. His name, from Greek Τιμοθεος, means "honoring God."[[Image:Apostle Timothy.jpg|right|frame|The Holy Apostle Timothy]]

==Life==Timothy was [[Apostle Paul|Paul]]'s companion in many of his journeyings. His mother, Eunice, and his grandmother, Lois, are mentioned as eminent for their piety ([[2 II Timothy]] 1:5). Weknow nothing of his father but that he was a Greek ([[Acts of the Apostles|Acts]] 16:1). He is first brought into notice at the time of Paul's second visit to [[Lystra]] (16:2), where he probably resided, and where it seems he was converted during Paul's first visit to that place([[1 I Timothy]] 1:2; 2 [[II Timothy ]] 3:11). The apostle having formed a high opinion of his "own son in the faith," arranged that he should become his companion (Acts 16:3), and took and [[circumcision|circumcised]] him, so that he might conciliate the Jews. He was designated to the office of an evangelist (1 Tim. 4:14), and went with Paul in his journey through [[Phrygia]], [[Galatia]], and [[Mysia]]; also to [[Troas]] and [[Philippi]] and [[Berea]] (Acts 17:14). Thence he followed Paul to [[Athens]], and was sent by him with Silas on a mission to [[Thessalonica]] (17:15; [[1 I Thessalonians]] 3:2). We next find him at [[Corinth]] (1 I Thessalonians 1:1; [[2 II Thessalonians]] 1:1) with Paul. He passes now out of sight for a few years, and is again noticed as being with Paul at Ephesus (Acts 19:22), whence he is sent on a mission into [[Macedon]]iaacedonia. He accompanied Paul afterwards into Asia (20:4), where he was with him for some time. When the apostle was a prisoner at [[Rome]], Timothy joined him ([[Epistle to Philemon|Philemon]] 1:1), where it appears he also suffered imprisonment ([[Epistle to Book of Hebrews|Hebrews]] 13:23). During the apostle's second imprisonment he wrote to Timothy, asking him to rejoin him as soon as possible, and to bring with him certain things which he had left at Troas, his cloak and parchments ([[2 II Timothy]] 4:13).

According to tradition, Paul ordained Timothy Bishop of [[Ephesus]] in AD [[65]], where he served for 15 years. In 80, Timothy tried to halt a [[paganism|pagan ]] procession of idols, ceremonies and songs. In response to his preaching of the Gospel, the angry pagans beat him, dragged him through the streets and stoned him to death. In the [[4th century]], his relics were transferred to the Church of the Holy Apostles in [[Constantinople]]. The Church also numbers Timothy among the [[Apostles|70 apostles]] sent out by [[JesusChrist]] to preach the Gospel.

==Epistles to Timothy==Two books of the [[New Testament]] bear his name: [[I Timothy]] and [[II Timothy]]. These are addressed to Saint Timothy and traditionally attributed to the [[Apostle Paul.  ----'''Timothy I''' is also the name of a [[Patriarch of Constantinople]], see [[Patriarch Timothy I of Constantinople]]. ----'''Timothy''', in Greek, means to fear or honor God.

*[http://www.goarch.org/en/chapel/saints.asp?contentid=398 goarch Greek Archdiocese page for St. Timothy] with [[troparion]], [[kontakion]], and reading *[http://www.oca.org/pages/dwp/dwp.asp?dayid=122 oca OCA page for St. Timothy] with [[troparion]] and [[kontakion]]

*[http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy [Wikipedia:Timothy]]

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