Fortunatus is person mentioned by St
Paul
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People
Christianity
*Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chri ...
in
I Corinthians
The First Epistle to the Corinthians ( grc, Α΄ ᾽Επιστολὴ πρὸς Κορινθίους) is one of the Pauline epistles, part of the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The epistle is attributed to Paul the Apostle and a co-author ...
16:17: ''I was glad when Stephanas, Fortunatus, and Achaicus arrived, because they have supplied what was lacking from you.''
Church traditions
Fortunatus was a disciple from Corinth, of Roman birth or origin, as his name indicates, who visited Paul at Ephesus, most probably with contributions; and returned, along with Stephanus and Achaicus, in charge of that apostle's first Epistle to the Corinthian Church.
Hymns
Troparion
A troparion (Greek , plural: , ; Georgian: , ; Church Slavonic: , ) in Byzantine music and in the religious music of Eastern Orthodox Christianity is a short hymn of one stanza, or organised in more complex forms as series of stanzas.
The wi ...
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Tone 3)
:Holy apostle Fortunatus of the Seventy;
:Entreat the merciful;
:To grant our souls forgiveness of transgressions.
Kontakion (Tone 4 )
:The Church ever sees you as a shining star, O apostle Fortunatus,
:Your miracles have manifested great enlightenment.
:Therefore we cry out to Christ:
:"Save those who with faith honor Your apostle, O Most Merciful One."
See also
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Other saints Fortunatus
References
Bibliography
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Apostle Fortunatus of the Seventy-
OCA website
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Seventy disciples
Christian saints from the New Testament
Christianity in Roman Corinth
Year of birth missing
Year of death unknown