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The holy, glorious and all-laudable '''Apostle Hermas''' was one of the [[Apostles#The_Seventy|Seventy Apostles]] and was [[bishop]] in Philipopoulis. The ''[[The Shepherd of Hermas]]'' is also traditionally ascribed to him. He is referenced in [[Book of Romans|Romans]] 16:14, and his [[feast day]] is celebrated on [[May 31]], on [[November 5]]with Apostles [[Apostle Patrobas|Patrobas]], [[Apostle Linus|Linus]], [[Apostle Gaius|Gaius]], and [[Apostle Philologos|Philologos]], and on [[January 4]] among the Seventy.
==Life==
He was wealthy, but fell into poverty because of sin and the sins of his sons. He was thus visited by an [[angel]] of repentence[[repentance]], who stayed with him until the end of his life, during which time he wrote ''[[The Shepherd of Hermas]]'', <ref> ''The Shepherd of Hermas'' is a widely read work in the early Church detailing the teachings the angel gave him and focusing on repentencerepentance:
*believe in God
*live in simplicity and innocence; do not speak evil; give [[alms ]] to all who beg
*love truth and avoid falsehood
*preserve [[chastity ]] in your thoughts*learn [[patience ]] and generosity
*know that a good and an evil spirit attend every man
*fear God and not the devil
*perfom perform every good act, and refrain from every evil deed*pray to God from the depth of your soul with [[faith ]] that your prayers [[prayer]]s will be fulfilled
*guard against melancholy, the sister of doubt and anger
*test true and false spirits
*guard against every evil desire
 </ref>He ended his life as a [[martyr]].
== Source ==
*St. [[Nikolai Velimirovic]], ''The [[Prologue of Ohrid]]''
==Notes==<references/> ==External links=='''Biographical links'''*[http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsViewer.asp?FSID=100058 Apostle Hermas of the Seventy], January 4 ([[OCA]])*[http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsViewer.asp?FSID=101567 Apostle Hermas of the Seventy], May 31 (OCA)*[http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsViewer.asp?FSID=103180 Apostle Hermes of the Seventy], November 5 (OCA)*[http://www.westsrbdio.org/prolog/my.html?month=May&day=31 The Holy Apostle Hermas] (''Prologue of Ohrid'') '''Writings by Hermas'''*[http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/shepherd.html '''Early Christian Writings:''' ''The Shepherd of Hermas''] [[Category:Biblical Saints|Hermas]][[Category:Seventy Apostles|Hermas]][[Category:Bishops|Hermas]][[Category:1st-century bishops|Hermas]][[Category:Martyrs|Hermas]][[Category:Saints|Hermas]][[Category:Ante-Nicene Fathers|Hermas]][[Category:Ante-Nicene Saints|Hermas]][[Category:1st-century saints]] [[ro:Apostolul Ermie]]

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