Saint Apelles of Smyrna

Also known as

• Apellius of Smyrna

Memorial

• 22 April
• 10 September

Profile

First century convert. Bishop of Smyrna. Saint Paul greeted him as “approved in Christ” in Romans 16. Martyr.

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• New Catholic Dictionary
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
• Roman Martyrology
• Wikipedia

MLA Citation

• “Saint Apelles of Smyrna“. Saints.SQPN.com. 21 April 2013. Web. 26 May 2013. <>