Onesimus

This article is about the biblical figure. For other uses, see Onesimus (disambiguation).

Saint

Onesimus
Decorated initial with Paul, Onesimus (delivering letter) and Philemon
DiedRome (then Roman province)
Venerated inCatholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Church
Oriental Orthodox Church
Lutheranism
Feast15 February (formerly 16 February in the West)

Onesimus (Ancient Greek: Ὀνήσιμος, romanized: Onēsimos, meaning "useful") was a Christian mentioned in the New Testament. He was a slave to Philemon, a Christian, and is the subject of Paul's Epistle to Philemon.

He may also be the same Onesimus mentioned by Ignatius of Antioch (died c. 107) as bishop in Ephesus. Eastern Orthodox tradition also list an Onesimus as the third bishop of Byzantium.

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