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Silas

Silas or Silvanus (/ˈsaɪləs/; Greek: Σίλας/Σιλουανός; fl. 1st century AD) was a leading member of the Early Christian community, who according to the New Testament accompanied Paul the Apostle on his second missionary journey.

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Attributes
Christian Martyrdom
Died
65–100 AD Macedonia
Feast
January 26 (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Episcopal Church) · February 10 (Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod) · July 13 (Roman Martyrology) · July 30 (Eastern Orthodoxy) · July 13 (Syriac, Malankara Calendars)
Venerated in
Roman Catholic Church · Eastern Catholic Churches · Eastern Orthodoxy · Oriental Orthodox · Anglicanism

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Silas

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Triples119
Avg. degree1.96
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Silas

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related to Name and etymologies · 54
Silas → Acts, Alef, Apostles, Aramaic Seila, Arial, Cardo, Catholic, Corinth, Corinthians, David, David CLM, David Libre, Ezra SIL, Ezra SIL SR, First Epistle, Frank Ruehl CLM, FreeSans, FreeSerif, Gisha, Greek
related to Veneration · 21
Silas → America, Andronicus, Apostles Silvanus, Calendar, Crescens, Eastern Orthodox Church, Epenetus, Episcopal Church, Evangelical Lutheran Church, February, January, July, Lesser Feast, Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod, Roman Catholic Church, Saint Silas, Saints, Timothy, Titus
related to Biblical narrative · 18
Silas → According, Acts, Antioch, Athens, Barnabas, Berea, Corinth, It, Jerusalem Council, Judas, Judas Barsabbas, Mark's, Paul, Paul's, Philippi, The, Thessalonica, Timothy
related to Mysticism · 7
Silas → Anne Catherine Emmerich, Heliopolis, Hermas, Jesus, Sela, Three Kings, Ur
Venerated in · 6
Silas → Anglicanism, Eastern Catholic Churches, Eastern Orthodoxy, Lutheranism, Oriental Orthodox, Roman Catholic Church
Feast · 5
Silas → February 10 (Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod), January 26 (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Episcopal Church), July 13 (Roman Martyrology), July 13 (Syriac, Malankara Calendars), July 30 (Eastern Orthodoxy)
see also · 5
Silas → AgabusBarnabasManahenChurches, Nag Hammadi Library, SilasTeachings, Silvanus, St
Attributes · 1
Silas → Christian Martyrdom
Died · 1
Silas → 65–100 AD Macedonia
is a · 1
Silas → Greek rendition of the Aramaic Seila

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paul silvanus timothy acts church new second greek name roman ad mentioned peter 12 according corinth barnabas also cs saint

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SilasAttributesChristian Martyrdom1.00infobox
SilasDied65–100 AD Macedonia1.00infobox
SilasFeastJanuary 26 (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Episcopal Church)1.00infobox
SilasFeastFebruary 10 (Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod)1.00infobox
SilasFeastJuly 13 (Roman Martyrology)1.00infobox
SilasFeastJuly 30 (Eastern Orthodoxy)1.00infobox
SilasFeastJuly 13 (Syriac, Malankara Calendars)1.00infobox
SilasVenerated inRoman Catholic Church1.00infobox
SilasVenerated inEastern Catholic Churches1.00infobox
SilasVenerated inEastern Orthodoxy1.00infobox
SilasVenerated inOriental Orthodox1.00infobox
SilasVenerated inAnglicanism1.00infobox
SilasVenerated inLutheranism1.00infobox
Silasis aGreek rendition of the Aramaic Seila0.90text

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