Rufus of Thebes

Saint Rufus of Thebes
Apostle of the Seventy
Bishop of Thebes and Hieromartyr
Died50–100
Honored inEastern Orthodox Church
Feast8 April
4 January

Rufus of Thebes (Greek: Ῥοῦφος ό Θηβαίος) is numbered among the Seventy Disciples in Eastern Orthodox tradition. He was bishop of Thebes in Greece, and according to some traditions is referenced in Romans 16:13. However, according to Easton's Bible Dictionary the Rufus in Romans 16 could well have been the Rufus mentioned in Mark. His feast day is 8 April, and he is also commemorated on 4 January with the other Seventy Apostles.

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