Saint Aristarchus of Thessalonica

Also known as

• Aristarco
• Aristarque
• Arystarch

Memorial

• 4 August
• 4 January on some calendars
• 14 April on some calendars
• 27 September on some calendars

Profile

Convert and spiritual student of Saint Paul the Apostle, he worked with Paul in Ephesus, Corinth, Jerusalem, and Rome (Acts 20:1; 27:2; Philemon 24). In the Epistle to the Colossians, Paul calls him “my fellow prisoner” referring to the time they were both imprisoned in Ephesus. First bishop of Thessalonica. Martyr.

Born

• Thessalonica

Died

• beheaded in the 1st century in Rome, Italy

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Saint Aristarchus of Thessalonica“. Saints.SQPN.com. 13 April 2013. Web. 20 May 2013. <>