Rufus of Thebes (also ''Roufos'') ( el, Ῥοῦφος) is numbered among the Seventy Disciples in Eastern Orthodox tradition. He was bishop of Thebes in Greece, and according to some traditions is referenced in Romans 16:13. His

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is April 8. However, according to Easton's Bible Dictionary the Rufus in Romans 16 could well have been the Rufus mentioned in Mark.Easton's Bible Dictionary - "Rufus"

Hymns

Troparion (Tone 1)

:Let us praise in hymns the six–fold choir of Apostles: : Herodion of Patras, Herodion and Agabus, :Rufus,

Asyncritus Asyncritus of Hyrcania, also Asynkritos ( el, Ἀσύγκριτος, meaning "incomparable"), was numbered among the Seventy Disciples. He was bishop of Hyrcanis (Lydia), Hyrcania in Asia. Saint Paul mentions him in his letter to the Romans (cf. 16 ...

, Phlegon and holy

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. :They ever entreat the

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for our souls!

Kontakion The kontakion (Greek , plural , ''kontakia'') is a form of hymn performed in the Orthodox and the Eastern Catholic liturgical traditions. The kontakion originated in the Byzantine Empire around the 6th century and is closely associated with Sain ...

(Tone 2) :You became the disciples of

Christ Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label=Hebrew/Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other Names and titles of Jesus in the New Testament, names and titles), was ...

:And all-holy Apostles, :O glorious Herodion, Agabus and Rufus, :Asyncritus, Phlegon and Hermes. :Ever entreat the Lord :To grant forgiveness of transgressions :To us who sing your praises. Kontakion (Tone 4) :Like stars, O holy Apostles, :You illumine the way of the faithful with the light of the

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. :You dispel the darkness of error as you gaze on God the Word!

Sources

*St. Nikolai Velimirovic, ''The Prologue from Ohrid''

External links

Apostle Rufus of the Seventy and those with him
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Agavos, Rouphos, Asynkritos, Phlegon, Herodion, & Hermes of the 70 Apostles
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The Holy Apostles Herodian, Agabus, Rufus, Asyncritus, Phlegon and Hermes
(''Prologue from Ohrid'')

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rufus Of Thebes Seventy disciples Christian saints from the New Testament 1st-century bishops in Roman Achaea Saints of Roman Achaia Bishops of Thebes, Greece