Publius | |
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| Bishop of Athens Bishop of Malta | |
| Died | c. 112;[note 1] or c. 125;[2] or c. 161–180[3] Athens,[4] Achaea, Roman Empire |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church Roman Catholic Church |
| Feast | 22 January[5] (Roman Catholic) 13 March[3] (Eastern Orthodox) |
| Attributes | Shown with a lion next to him |
| Patronage | Floriana, Malta |
Saint Publius (Maltese: San Publju; ‹See Tfd›Greek: Πούπλιος) was a 1st century Maltese Christian bishop and saint. He is considered the first Bishop of Malta and one of the first Bishops of Athens.
Publius is Malta's first canonised saint, who is described in the Book of Acts as the 'chief' or prince of the island (Maltese: il-prinċep tal-gżira). According to Maltese Christian tradition, Publius' conversion led to Malta being the first Christian nation in the West.
He is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church, with feast days on 21 March and 22 January respectively.
- ^ Publius 21 Jan. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
- ^ "Publius of Malta". Catholic Online. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
- ^ a b Great Synaxaristes (in Greek): Ὁ Ἅγιος Πούπλιος ὁ Ἱερομάρτυρας Ἐπίσκοπος Ἀθηνῶν. 13 Μαρτίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ^ Fr. Andrew Anglorus. Orthodox Europe: Orthodox Malta. St John's Orthodox Church, Colchester. Retrieved: 2013-02-07.
- ^ The Roman Martyrology. Transl. by the Archbishop of Baltimore. Last Edition, According to the Copy Printed at Rome in 1914. Revised Edition, with the Imprimatur of His Eminence Cardinal Gibbons. Baltimore: John Murphy Company, 1916. p. 21.
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