Apostle Tertius of the Seventy

Saint Tertius was one of the Seventy Apostles, a close disciple and fellow worker of the Holy Apostle Paul. He laboured tirelessly to spread the Gospel, following his teacher and courageously carrying out his apostolic missions. According to tradition, the Epistle to the Romans was written by the Apostle Tertius himself. Thus, we read his greeting at the end of the Epistle: “I, Tertius, who wrote this epistle, greet you in the Lord” (Romans 16:22).

Saint Tertius later became Bishop of Iconium, succeeding the Holy Apostle Sosipater. During his ministry there, he was granted the opportunity to demonstrate his love and to bear witness to his faith in the Lord.