Among the Seventy Apostles. Stachys was an assistant to Saint Andrew the First-Called, who appointed him Bishop of Byzantium. Together with Saint Andrew, he built a church in Argyropolis. After serving as bishop for 16 years, he reposed peacefully in the Lord. Ampliatus and Urbanus also assisted Andrew the First-Called, who appointed them as bishops—Ampliatus in Lydda (also known as Diospolis in Judea) and Urbanus in Macedonia. Both suffered martyrdom for the sake of the Lord Jesus Christ. Narcissus was appointed Bishop of Athens by the Apostle Philip, and he, too, suffered martyrdom. Apelles served as Bishop of Heraclea in Thrace, where he reposed peacefully; Aristobulus, the brother of the Apostle Barnabas, preached the Christian faith in Britain, where he also ended his life in peace…

The Holy Martyr Epimachus. The Holy Martyr Nicholas of Chios. The Venerable Spyridon and Nicodemus.