Enciclopedia Cattolica

Julius

GIULIO

Volume VI · p. 460 · 1951

English translation · Testo originale italiano

Machine translation of the 1948–1954 Italian original. The original text is authoritative.

GIULIO. - A centurion to whom Paul, as a prisoner, was entrusted on the journey from Caesarea to Rome (Acts 27:1–28:16).

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G. treated Paul with great humanity (Acts 27:3), on account of which Luke speaks of him with sympathy. With Paul he allowed Aristarchus to embark, besides Luke, availing himself of the law that granted a Roman prisoner the service of two slaves. At Sidon he permitted him to

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“GIULIO.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VI (1951), p. 460. Azione Romana digital edition, https://azioneromana.com/article/giulio.