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These were all numbered among the Seventy. Aristarchus was Bishop of Apamea in Syria. The Apostle Paul mentions him several times (Acts 19:29; Col. 4:10; Philem. v.24). He was seized in Ephesus, together with Gaius, by a mob that had risen up against Paul. The Apostle wrote to the Colossians: `Aristarchus my fellow-prisoner saluteth you', and, in the Epistle to Philemon, Paul calls Aristarchus `my fellow-labourer', together with Mark, Demas and Lucas.Pudens was an eminent Roman citizen. The Apostle Paul mentions him once (II Tim. 4:21). Pudens' house was first the refuge of the chief apostles and was then turned into a church dedi-cated to the Good Shepherd.Trophimus was an Asian (Acts 20:4), and accompanied St Paul on his journeys. In one place, Paul writes: `Trophimus have I left at Miletum sick (II Tim. 4:21).During Nero's persecution, when the Apostle Paul was beheaded, these glorious martyrs were also beheaded.
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