Ampliatus

Ampliatus (Amplias in the King James Version), was a Roman Christian mentioned by Paul in one of his letters, where he says, "Greet Ampliatus, whom I love in the Lord." (Romans 16:8) He is considered one of the Seventy Disciples.

The Sacred Tradition makes him the first Bishop of Varna, in Bulgaria.

Hymns

Troparion (Tone 3)

Holy Apostles of the Seventy: Stáchys, Amplías, Úrban,

Narcíssus, Apélles, and Aristobúlus,

entreat the merciful God

to grant our souls forgiveness of transgressions.

Kontakion (Tone 8)

Let us thankfully praise the wise Apostles

Stáchys, Amplías, Úrban, Narcíssus, Apélles, and Aristobúlus,

those treasures of the Holy Spirit and rays of the Sun of glory,

who were gathered together by the grace of our God.

External links

• Apostle Amplias of the Seventy (OCA)
• Amplias, Apellos, Stachyos, Urbanos, Aristovoulos & Narcissos of the 70 (GOARCH)

This article incorporates text from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), a publication now in the public domain.

• St. Nikolai Velimirovic, The Prologue from Ohrid
• Derived with permission from Ampliatus at OrthodoxWiki.