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Saint Quartus the Apostle

Apostle and bishop
Berytus, Phoenicia
Feast day: November 10

Icon of Quartus the Apostle. Image source: Holy Metropolis of Oropos and Phyle — Iconological Synaxarion

A life of faith

Quartus was bishop of Berytus in Phoenicia and is commemorated with the apostles on November 10. His received life remembers suffering for the Christian faith and bringing many Greeks to Christianity.

The Eastern Orthodox Church remembers saints in prayer and commemoration. Their lives offer examples for Christians learning to live their faith.

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