Achaicus of Corinth

Saint

Achaicus of Corinth
Apostle of the Seventy
BornἈχαϊκός Achaikos
HometownCorinth, Peloponnese, Greece
DiedAD 1st century
Venerated inEastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholic Church
Feast15 June
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Saint Achaicus of Corinth (Greek: Ἀχαϊκός Achaikos, "belonging to Achaia")[1] was a Corinthian Christian saint who according to the Bible, together with Saints Fortunatus and Stephanas, carried a letter from the Corinthians to Saint Paul, and from Saint Paul to the Corinthians (1 Corinthians 16:17; cf. also 16:15).[2][3]

  1. ^ Achaicus Archived 2013-04-21 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 29 Mar 2018
  2. ^ Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Achaicus" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
  3. ^ Orchard, Bernard (1982). A Synopsis of the Four Gospels, in a New Translation. Mercer University Press. p. 49. ISBN 9780865540248.