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Saint Urban the Apostle

Apostle of the Seventy
Macedonia
Feast day: October 31

Group icon: Epimachus, Stratonica, Urban, Stachys, Narcissus, Apelles, Ampliatus and Aristobulus. Stratonica is named by the painting; exact supplemental identity remains held. Image source: Romanian Patriarchate calendar

A life of faith

Urban is commemorated in the six-person group associated with Paul’s greetings in Romans. The calendar numbers him among the Seventy and remembers his episcopal service in Macedonia.

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

A reflection

Urban’s remembrance invites reflection on the many places reached by the early Christian mission.

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