Titus | |
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| Bishop and Companion of Paul | |
| Born | 1st century AD |
| Died | 96 or 107 AD Gortyn, Crete and Cyrenaica, Roman Empire |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church Oriental Orthodox churches Roman Catholic Church Lutheranism Anglican Communion |
| Canonized | Pre-Congregation |
| Major shrine | Heraklion, Crete |
| Feast | August 25 (Orthodoxy) January 26 (Catholicism) Thursday after fifth Sunday after feast of the Holy Cross (Armenian Apostolic Church)[1] |
| Patronage | Crete |
Titus (/ˈtaɪtəs/ TY-təs; ‹See Tfd›Greek: Τίτος; Títos) was an early Christian missionary and church leader, a companion and disciple of Paul the Apostle, mentioned in several of the Pauline epistles including the Epistle to Titus. He is believed to be a Gentile converted to Christianity by Paul and, according to tradition, he was consecrated as Bishop of the Island of Crete.[2]
Titus brought a fundraising letter from Paul to Corinth, to collect for the poor in Jerusalem. According to Jerome, Titus was the amanuensis of this epistle (2 Corinthians).[3] Later, on Crete, Titus appointed presbyters (elders) in every city and remained there into his old age, dying in Gortyna.[2]
- ^ Domar: the calendrical and liturgical cycle of the Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church, Armenian Orthodox Theological Research Institute, 2002, p. 528.
- ^ a b Smith, William. Smith's Bible Dictionary 11th printing, November 1975. New Jersey: Fleming H. Revel Company. pp. 701–02.
- ^ Jerome, Letter 120: "Therefore Titus served as an interpreter, as Saint Mark used to serve Saint Peter, with whom he wrote his Gospel..."