Festus

Festus

Festus ♂ Latin name meaning ‘firm, steadfast’. This was the name of the Roman procurator of Judea who refused to bow to pressure from the Jews and condemn St Paul to death for his preaching, although he was totally unconvinced by it (Acts 25; 26:30–32). It was also borne by some early minor saints, and has been used as a Latinized form of the Irish names Fachtna and Feichín.

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Festus (Sextus Pompeius Festus), fl. some time between AD 100 and 400, Roman lexicographer; his surviving work, On the Meaning of Words, is an abridgment of the lost glossary of Marcus Verrius Flaccus. It is important as a primary source for Roman scholarship and Roman antiquities. Paul the Deacon abridged Pompeius Festus' work.

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Festus Approved by the emperor Nero to succeed Felix as governor of Judaea in 60 CE he died in 62; he had been left the difficult task of suppressing a Jewish Messianic turmoil. Festus was present when Paul defended himself before Herod Agrippa II (Acts 26) and is said to have agreed that Paul was innocent (Acts 26: 31).

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W. R. F. BROWNING. "Festus." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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Festus ♂ (Irish) Latinized form of Fachtna and Feichín.

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