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The holy, glorious, all-laudable '''Apostle Olympas''' is numbered among the [[Apostles#The_Seventy|Seventy Apostles]]. He and the [[Apostle Herodian]] were followers of the [[Apostle Peter]]. By command of Emporer [[Nero]], they were beheaded with St. Peter. His [[feast day]] is [[November 10]].
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The holy, glorious, all-laudable '''Apostle Olympas''' is numbered among the [[Apostles#The_Seventy|Seventy Apostles]]. He and the [[Apostle Herodian]] were followers of the [[Apostle Peter]]. By command of Emperor [[Nero]], they were beheaded with St. Peter. His [[feast day]] is [[November 10]].
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==Hymns==
 
==Hymns==
[[Troparion]] (Tone 3)  [http://www.oca.org/FStropars.asp?SID=13&ID=103265]
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[[Troparion]] (Tone 3)  [http://www.oca.org/FStropars.asp?ID=103265]
 
 
 
:Holy Apostles,  [[Apostle Erastus|Erastus]], Olympas, [[Apostle Herodian|Herodian]], [[Apostle Sosipater|Sosipater]], [[Apostle Quartus|Quartus]] and [[Apostle Tertius|Tertius]],
 
:Holy Apostles,  [[Apostle Erastus|Erastus]], Olympas, [[Apostle Herodian|Herodian]], [[Apostle Sosipater|Sosipater]], [[Apostle Quartus|Quartus]] and [[Apostle Tertius|Tertius]],
 
:entreat the merciful God,
 
:entreat the merciful God,
 
:to grant our souls forgiveness of transgressions.
 
:to grant our souls forgiveness of transgressions.
  
[[Kontakion]] (Tone 2)
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[[Kontakion]] (Tone 2) [http://www.oca.org/FStropars.asp?ID=103265]
 
 
 
:Illumined by divine light, O holy apostles,
 
:Illumined by divine light, O holy apostles,
 
:you wisely destroyed the works of idolatry.
 
:you wisely destroyed the works of idolatry.
 
:When you caught all the pagans you brought them to the Master
 
:When you caught all the pagans you brought them to the Master
:and taught them to glorify the Trinity.
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:and taught them to glorify the [[Trinity]].
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==Source==
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*St. [[Nikolai Velimirovic]], ''The [[Prologue of Ohrid]]''
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==External links==
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*[http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsViewer.asp?FSID=103266 Apostle Olympas of the Seventy] ([[OCA]])
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*[http://goarch.org/en/chapel/saints.asp?contentid=284 Erastos, Olympas, Herodion, Sosipatros, Quartus, Tertios, Apostles of the 70] ([[GOARCH]])
  
== Source ==
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[[Category:Biblical Saints|Olympas]]
St. [[Nikolai Velimirovic]], ''The [[Prologue of Ohrid]]''
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[[Category:Seventy Apostles|Olympas]]
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[[Category:Martyrs|Olympas]]
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[[Category:Saints|Olympas]]
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[[Category:Ante-Nicene Saints|Olympas]]
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[[Category:1st-century saints]]
  
[[Category:Biblical Saints]]
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[[ro:Apostolul Olimp]]
[[Category:Martyrs]]
 
[[Category:Saints]]
 

Latest revision as of 17:25, October 24, 2012

The holy, glorious, all-laudable Apostle Olympas is numbered among the Seventy Apostles. He and the Apostle Herodian were followers of the Apostle Peter. By command of Emperor Nero, they were beheaded with St. Peter. His feast day is November 10.

Hymns

Troparion (Tone 3) [1]

Holy Apostles, Erastus, Olympas, Herodian, Sosipater, Quartus and Tertius,
entreat the merciful God,
to grant our souls forgiveness of transgressions.

Kontakion (Tone 2) [2]

Illumined by divine light, O holy apostles,
you wisely destroyed the works of idolatry.
When you caught all the pagans you brought them to the Master
and taught them to glorify the Trinity.

Source

External links