Silas, St

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church | 2000 | 299 words | Copyright

Silas, St. St Paul's companion on his first visit to Greece is called Silas in Acts 15: 22–18: 5. Paul calls him ‘Silvanus’ in 2 Cor. 1: 19 (as does 1 Pet. 5: 12) and associates him with himself in writing to the Thessalonians. Feast day, 13 July; in the Greek Church, 30 July.

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