List of the Disciples

Index discipulorum

Epiphanius of Salamis · c. 310–403 AD · PG 41-43

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List of the Seventy Apostles§1

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1Concerning the seventy apostles. 1. James, the brother of the Lord according to the flesh, who was also called the Just, became the first bishop of Jerusalem; having been stoned by the Jews in that same Jerusalem, he fell asleep and was buried there in the temple near the shrines. 2. Timothy, who became bishop under Paul in Ephesus, beginning in Illyricum and throughout all of Greece, preached the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ; there, therefore, he died and was gloriously buried. 3. Titus, the bishop of Crete, preached the gospel of Christ to Crete and its surrounding islands, and having died there, he was gloriously buried. 4. Barnabas, who first ministered the word with Paul in Rome, later became bishop of Mediolanum. 5. Ananias, who baptized the holy Paul, became bishop of Damascus. 6. Stephen, the first martyr and one of the seven deacons, was completed by stoning by the Jews in Jerusalem, as Luke testifies in the Acts of the Apostles. 7. Philip, who was also one of the seven, and who baptized Simon and the eunuch, became bishop of Tralles in Asia. 8. Prochorus, who was also one of the seven, became bishop of Nicomedia in Bithynia. 9. Nicanor, who was also one of the seven, completed his life on that very same day on which his fellow deacon and first martyr Stephen, along with thousands of others who had hoped in Christ, was martyred. 10. Simon, who was also one of the seven, became bishop of Bostra in Arabia; he was burned by the Greeks. 11. Parmenas, who was also one of the seven, died in his ministry in the sight of the apostles. 12. Nicholas, who was also one of the seven, became bishop of Samaria, but having fallen into heresy, he departed along with Simon. 13. Cleopas and Simeon, the cousin of the Lord, who saw Him and spoke with Him, and who also accompanied Luke after this one rose from the dead, as is written in the Gospel; this one became the second bishop of Jerusalem. 14. Silas, who ministered the word with Paul, became bishop of Corinth. 15. Crescas, whom the apostle Paul mentions in the second epistle to Timothy, became bishop of Chalcedon in Gaul, where he preached the gospel of Christ; he also bore witness and was buried there during the reign of Emperor Trajan. 16. Epaenetus, whom the apostle mentions in the epistle to the Romans, became bishop of Carthage. 17. Andronicus, whom the apostle Paul also mentions in the epistle to the Romans, became bishop of Pannonia. 18. Ampliatus, whom Paul also mentions in the epistle to the Romans, became bishop of Odysseus. 19. Urbanus, whom Paul also mentions in the epistle to the Romans...

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List of Disciples and Their Churches§§2–3

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2...in the epistle, he became bishop of Macedonia. 33. Stachys, whom Paul also mentions in the same epistle, became the first bishop of Byzantium in Argyropolis of Thrace under Andrew the apostle. 34. Apelles, whom Paul also mentions in the same epistle, became bishop of Smyrna before Saint Polycarp. 36. Aristobulus, whom Paul also mentions in the same epistle, became bishop of Britain. 37. Narcissus, whom the same Paul also mentions in the same epistle, became bishop of Athens. 38. Herodion, whom the same Paul also mentions in the same epistle, became bishop of Patras. 40. Rufus, whom the same Paul also mentions in the same epistle, became bishop of Thebes. 46. Asyncritus, whom the same Paul also mentions in the same epistle, became bishop of Hyrcania. 47. Phlegon, whom the same Paul also mentions in the same epistle, became bishop of Marathon. 48. Hermes, whom the same Paul also mentions in the same epistle as an apostle, became bishop of Dalmatia. 49. Hermas, whom the same Paul also mentions in the same epistle as an apostle, became bishop of the city of Philippi. 50. Ptrobas, whom the same apostle Paul also mentions, became bishop in Neopotamos. 51. Agabus, who is mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles, who was also worthy of the gift of prophecy. 52. Linus, whom the apostle Paul also mentions, became the first bishop of Rome after Peter the chief. 53. Gaius, whom the apostle Paul also mentions, became bishop of Ephesus after Timothy. 54. Philologus, whom Paul also mentions, became bishop of Sinope under Andrew. 55. Olympus, whom Paul also mentions, who in Rome, together with Peter the chief, bore witness by having his head cut off. 56. Rhodian, whom Paul also mentions, who likewise in Rome, together with Peter and Olympus, completed his witness by having his head cut off. 57. Jason, whom Paul also mentions, became bishop of Tarsus. 58. Sosipater, whom Paul also mentions in the same way, became bishop of Iconium. 59. Lucius, whom Paul also mentions, became bishop in Laodicea of Syria. 61. Tertius, who wrote the epistle to the Romans by Paul.

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3He became the second bishop of Iconium. 42. Erastus, whom Paul also mentions in the same epistle, became the steward of the church in Jerusalem, and later became the bishop of Paneas. 43. Phygellus, whom Paul also mentions as having departed from the faith, and likewise Simon, became the bishop of Ephesus. 44. Hermogenes, whom Paul also similarly mentions as having departed from the faith, became the bishop in Megara. 45. Demas, whom the apostle Paul also similarly mentions as having deserted; for he speaks concerning these three in his second epistle to Timothy, that Phygellus and Hermogenes, having departed from the faith, opposed his teaching. But Demas, having loved this present age, abandoned the gospel word, and became a priest of idols in Thessalonica. Concerning these, the apostle John also wrote: 'They went out from us, but they were not of us.' 46. Quartus, whom Paul also mentions in the epistle to the Romans, became the bishop of Beirut. 124. 47. Apollos, whom Paul also mentions in the epistle to the Corinthians, became the bishop of Caesarea. 48. Cephas, whom the apostle Paul rebuked in Antioch for acting in agreement with Peter, became the bishop of Konya. 49. Sosthenes, whom Paul also mentions, became the bishop of Colossae. 50. Epaphroditus, whom Paul also mentions, became the bishop of Adria. 51. Caesar, whom Paul also mentions, became the bishop of Dyrrachium. 52. Mark, the cousin of Barnabas, whom Paul also mentions, became the bishop of Apollonia. 53. Joseph, who is also called Justus and Barsabbas, whom Luke mentions in the Acts of the Apostles as having been chosen along with Matthias, became the bishop of Eleutheropolis. 54. Artemas, whom Paul also mentions, became the bishop in Lystra. 55. Clement, whom Paul also mentions, saying: 'With Clement and the rest who were my fellow workers, who was the first among the Gentiles and Greeks to believe in Christ,' became the bishop of Sardis. 56. Onesiphorus, whom Paul also mentions, became the bishop of Coronea. 57. Tychicus, whom Paul also mentions, became the first bishop of Chalcedon in Bithynia. 58. Carpus, whom Paul also mentions, became the bishop of Beria in Thrace. 59. Eudos, whom Paul also mentions, became the first bishop

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The Seventy Disciples and the Twelve Apostles§4

4He became bishop of Antioch along with Peter the leader. 6. Philemon, to whom Paul wrote a personal letter, became bishop of Gaza. 7. Zenas the lawyer, whom Paul also mentions, became bishop of Diospolis. 8. Aquila, whom Paul also mentions, became bishop of Heraclea. 9. Priscilla, whom Paul also mentions, became bishop of Colossae. 10. Junia, whom Paul also mentions, became bishop of Apamea of Syria. 126. Mark, also called John, whom Luke mentions in the Acts of the Apostles, became bishop of Byblos. 17. Aristarchus, whom Paul also mentions. 18. Pudens, whom Paul also mentions. 19. Trophimus, whom the apostle Paul also mentions. These three, having suffered all the persecutions of the apostle Paul along with him, were finally completed through martyrdom along with him, who were beheaded by Nero. Counting Mark and Luke the evangelist with these, the number is 70.. These are the names of the 12 apostles.

1. Peter, who was also called Simon, Cephas, and Simeon. 2. Andrew, his brother. 3. James. 4. John, who were called Boanerges, which is interpreted as sons of thunder. 5. Philip. 6. Bartholomew. 7. Matthew the tax collector. 8. Thomas, who was also called Didymus. 9. James son of Alphaeus. 10. Thaddaeus, who is called Levi by Matthew, Judas son of James by Luke, and Leucius by Mark, sitting by the tax office. 11. Simon the Cananite. 12. Judas Iscariot, and in his place Matthias entered. The brothers Peter and Andrew, sons of Annas, and James and John, sons of Zebedee, and James and Judas, sons of Alphaeus, were fishermen. Peter and Andrew, James and John. James, who was called the brother of the Lord, who was the one who became bishop of Jerusalem and was nicknamed the Just; one was the son of Zebedee and the other of Alphaeus, and the other was the son of Joseph the betrothed, as the Jews said. Simon and Judas, Matthew calls them tax collectors, but Luke and Leucius are called tax collectors. Jonah is interpreted as dove.

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