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Holy Apostles Cleopas, Tertius, Mark, Justus and Artemas 11/12/2013
They were numbered among the Seventy Disciples of the Lord. Christ appeared beside Cleopas on the road from Jerusalem to Emmaus. Tertius wrote the Epistle to the Romans at Saint Paul’s dictation (Rom. 16, 22) and ended his life in martyrdom as Bishop of Iconium, having succeeded Apostle Sosipater (10 November) on the throne. Saint Mark (called John, Acts 12, 12) was the son of the faithful Mary whose house was a shelter of the Apostles and first Christians. He was a kinsman of Saint Barnabas and Bishop of Appolonias in Samaria. Justus was the son of the Righteous Joseph. Together with Matthew he was a candidate for the position of Judas Iscariot, but he was not elected. As Bishop of Eleutheropolis he suffered for the Gospel in this city. Saint Artemas was Bishop of the Lycian city of Lystra and died in peace.
