Saint Aristobulus of Britannia

Also known as

• Aghios
• Arwystli
• Aristobulus Senex
• Aristibule the Old
• Apostle to Britain

Memorial

• 15 March
• 16 March (Easter Orthodox calendar)
• 4 January (feast of the Seventy Disciples)
• 31 October (feast of the assistants of Saint Andrew)

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One of the 70 disciples sent out to preach Christianity at the beginning of the Church. Missionary to the British Isles. Mentioned by Saint Paul the Apostle in the Epistle to the Romans (“Greet those who are of the household of Aristobulus.”). Martyr.

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Kirken i Norge
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
• Wikipedia

MLA Citation

• “Saint Aristobulus of Britannia“. Saints.SQPN.com. 14 March 2013. Web. 23 May 2013. <>