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The holy, glorious, all-laudable '''Apostle Amplias''' is numbered among the [[Apostles#The_Seventy |Seventy Apostles]]. Along with the Apostles [[Apostle Urban|Urban]], [[Apostle Stachys|Stachys]], [[Apostle Narcissus|Narcissus]], [[Apostle Apelles|Apelles]] and [[Apostle Aristobulus|Aristobulus]] he assisted the [[Apostle Andrew]]. St. Andrew [[ordination|ordained ]] St. Amplias [[bishop]] in Lydda of Odyssopolis (Diospolis) in Judea. He died a [[martyr]], and his [[feast day]] is [[October 31]]. ==Hymns==[[Troparion]] ([[Tone]] 3):Holy Apostles of the Seventy: Stáchys, Amplías, Úrban,:Narcíssus, Apélles, and Aristobúlus,:entreat the merciful God:to grant our souls forgiveness of transgressions.[[Kontakion]] (Tone 8):Let us thankfully praise the wise Apostles:Stáchys, Amplías, Úrban, Narcíssus, Apélles, and Aristobúlus,:those treasures of the [[Holy Spirit]] and rays of the Sun of glory,:who were gathered together by the grace of our God.

==External links==*[http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsViewer.asp?FSID=103123 Apostle Amplias of the Seventy] ([[OCA]])*[http://goarch.org/en/chapel/saints.asp?contentid=264 Amplias, Apellos, Stachyos, Urbanos, Aristovoulos & Narcissos of the 70] ([[GOARCH]]) [[Category:Biblical Saints|Amplias]][[Category:Bishops|Amplias]][[Category:1st-century bishops|Amplias]][[Category:Martyrs|Amplias]][[Category:Saints|Amplias]][[Category:Seventy Apostles]][[Category: 1st-century saints]] [[ro:Apostolul Amplia]]