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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


from its origins to circa AD 700, across the entire Christian world


Name

Onesimos, disciple of the Apostle Paul

Saint ID

S00517

Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Martyrs, Other New Testament saints, Slaves
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E00816Fragmentary Greek inscription on the wall of a tower in Miletos (Caria, western Asia Minor), mentioning *Onesipos (an otherwise unattested local martyr of Miletos, S00516) or *Onesimos (a disciple of the Apostle Paul, S00517). Probably late antique.
E03026The early seventh-century Georgian version of the Lectionary of Jerusalem commemorates on 15 February 'Nisimus' (possibly *Onesimos, disciple of Paul the Apostle, S00517) and Andreas (an unidentified martyr).