Saint Aristarchus of Thessalonica

(1st century) Disciple of Saint Paul whom he accompanied in his Apostolic missions (Acts, 20; 27) to Ephesus, Corinth, Jerusalem, and finally Rome. In the Epistle to the Colossians, Paul calls him "my fellow prisoner." Venerated as a martyr, 4 August.

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