Apollos
Apollos | |
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Icon of Saints Epaphroditus, Sosthenes, Apollos, Cephas and Caesar, c. 1400s | |
| Confessor | |
| Born | c. 1st century Alexandria, Roman province of Egypt |
| Died | c. 1st century |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church Lutheran Church Coptic Orthodox Church Anglican Communion Ethiopian Orthodox Oriental Orthodox Churches Roman Catholic Church |
| Canonized | Pre-Congregation |
| Feast | 13 February |
Apollos (Ancient Greek: Ἀπολλώς) was a 1st-century Alexandrian Jewish Christian mentioned several times in the New Testament. A contemporary and colleague of Paul the Apostle, he played an important role in the early development of the churches of Ephesus and Corinth.