سیلاس
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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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