Silas
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Silas or Silvanus (; 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.
Key facts
- Saint.honorific_prefix
- Saint
- Saint.name
- Silas
- Saint.image
- Michael Václav Halbax - St Paul and Silas in Prison - O 2303 - National Gallery Prague (cropped).jpg
- Saint.caption
- Detail from Michael Václav Halbax: Saint Paul and Silas in Prison by , c. 1700
- Saint.titles
- Apostle, Disciple, Missionary, Bishop, and Martyr
- Saint.death_date
- 65–100 AD
- Saint.death_place
- Macedonia
- Saint.attributes
- Christian Martyrdom
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Wikidata facts
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ancient Rome
- Place of birth
- Rome
- Place of death
- Macedonia
- Occupation
- missionary
- Position held
- apostle
- Languages spoken
- Koine Greek
- Religion
- Judaism
- Student of
- Paul the Apostle
- Image
- Michael Václav Halbax - St Paul and Silas in Prison - O 2303 - National Gallery Prague (cropped).jpg
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- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- Commons category
- Saint Silas
- canonization status
- saint
- date of death
- 0050-00-00
- date of birth
- 0001-00-00
- time period
- Roman Empire
- present in work
- First Epistle to the Thessalonians
- feast day
- July 13
- member of
- seventy disciples
- ethnic group
- Jewish people
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Name and etymologies
- Biblical narrative
- Mysticism
- Veneration
- See also
- References
Silas or Silvanus (; 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.
==Name and etymologies== Silas is traditionally assumed to be the same as the Silvanus mentioned in four epistles. Some translations, including the New International Version, call him "Silas" in the epistles. Paul, Silas, and Timothy are listed as co-authors of the two New Testament letters to the Thessalonians, though the authorship is disputed. The Second Epistle to the Corinthians mentions Silas as having preached with Paul and Timothy to the church in Corinth (), and the First Epistle of Peter describes Silas as a "faithful brother" ().
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