Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. I, 1948 Saints & hagiography Saints

Aristarchus, Saint

ARISTARCO, SANTO

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Also known as: Aristarchus of Thessalonica

ARISTARCHUS, Saint. - A Christian of Thessalonica, converted from Judaism, companion and collaborator of St. Paul, with whom he appears at Ephesus on his third apostolic journey.

Dragged along with Gaius (v.) into the theater by the crowd enraged against Paul, he ran the risk of being massacred (Acts 19:29). He then followed the Apostle throughout the journey into Macedonia and Greece, and returned with him to Jerusalem, where Paul was arrested (Acts 20:4). As his prisoner he traveled with him toward Rome (Acts 27:2), where he was faithful to him as a "fellow prisoner" and companion in labors (Col. 4:10; Philem. 24). According to the Roman Martyrology, he would have been bishop of Thessalonica; according to Byzantine tradition, of Apamea in Phrygia. He is said to have been beheaded in Rome with St. Paul. His feast is celebrated on August 4.

Vincenzo Cavalla

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I (1948), col. 1905.

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Cavalla, Vincenzo. “Aristarco, santo.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I, col. 1905. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1948. https://azioneromana.com/article/aristarco-santo.

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Cavalla, Vincenzo. “Aristarco, santo.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1948, col. 1905. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/aristarco-santo.

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@incollection{ec1_aristarco_santo,
  author    = {Cavalla, Vincenzo},
  title     = {Aristarco, santo},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {I},
  pages     = {1905},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1948},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/aristarco-santo}
}

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