Asyncritus of Hyrcania, also Asynkritos (Greek: Ἀσύγκριτος, meaning "incomparable"), was numbered among the Seventy Disciples. He was bishop of Hyrcania in Asia. Saint Paul mentions him in his letter to the Romans (cf. 16:14). The Eastern Orthodox Church remembers St. Asyncritus on 8 April.[1] He is also commemorated on 4 January with the other Seventy Apostles.[2]
Saint Asyncritus of Hyrcania | |
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| Apostle of the Seventy Bishop of Hyrcania and Hieromartyr | |
| Died | 50–100 (circa) |
| Honored in | Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Feast | 8 April 4 January |
Hymns
edit- Let us praise in hymns the six–fold choir of Apostles:
- Herodion and Agabus,
- Rufus, Asyncritus, Phlegon and holy Hermes.
- They ever entreat the Trinity for our souls!
Kontakion (Tone 2)
- You became the disciples of Christ
- And all-holy Apostles,
- O glorious Herodion, Agabus and Rufus,
- Asyncritus, Phlegon and Hermes.
- Ever entreat the Lord
- To grant forgiveness of transgressions
- To us who sing your praises.
Kontakion (Tone 4)
- Like stars, O holy Apostles,
- You illumine the way of the faithful with the light of the Holy Spirit.
- You dispel the darkness of error as you gaze on God the Word!
Sources
edit- St. Nikolai Velimirovic, The Prologue from Ohrid
References
edit- This article is derived in whole or in part from Asyncritus of Hyrcania at OrthodoxWiki, which is dually licensed under CC-By-SA and GFDL. All relevant terms must be followed.
- ^ "Apostle Herodion of the Seventy, and those with Him". www.oca.org. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
- ^ "Synaxis of the Seventy Apostles". www.oca.org. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
External links
edit- Apostle Asyncritus of the Seventy, January 4 (OCA)
- Apostle Asyncritus, of the Seventy and those with him, April 8 (OCA)
- Agavos, Rouphos, Asynkritos, Phlegon, Herodion, & Hermes of the 70 Apostles (GOARCH)
- http://www.zeno.org/Heiligenlexikon-1858/A/Asyncritus,+S.+(1)
- http://www.biblia.deon.pl/rozdzial.php?id=285&werset=14#W14