Silas 161012 226176676 2008-07-17T04:35:03Z Someguy1221 3315180 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/60.241.82.45|60.241.82.45]] to last version by 69.47.219.68 (using [[WP:HG|Huggle]]) {{Infobox Saint |name=Saint Silas |birth_date= |death_date=c. [[50]] [[AD]] |feast_day=[[January 26]] ([[Evangelical Lutheran Church in America]])<br>[[February 10]] ([[Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod]])<br>[[July 13]] ([[Roman Martyrology]])<br>[[July 30]] (Eastern Orthodoxy)<br>[[July 13]] (Syriac, Malankara Calendars) |venerated_in=[[Roman Catholic Church]], [[Eastern Catholic Churches]], [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Eastern Orthodoxy]], [[Oriental Orthodoxy]], [[Anglicanism]], and [[Lutheranism]] |image=Silas, apostle.jpg |imagesize=175px |caption= |birth_place= |death_place=[[Macedonia]] |titles=Bishop and Martyr |beatified_date= |beatified_place= |beatified_by= |canonized_date= |canonized_place= |canonized_by= |attributes=First [[Bishop]] of [[Corinth]]; [[Martyr]] |patronage= |major_shrine= |suppressed_date= |issues= }} {{This|the first century figure from early Christianity}} '''Saint Silas''' or '''Saint Silvanus''' (flourished [[1st century]]) was a leading member of the first [[Christian]] community in [[Jerusalem]] and later became a companion of [[Paul of Tarsus|Paul]] in his first missionary journey to [[Antioch]], and also in Paul's second missionary journey to [[Galatia]]. St. Silas is listed as a co-author or co-sender of Paul's [[First Epistle to the Thessalonians|First]] and [[Second Epistle to the Thessalonians]], a part of the [[biblical canon|canon]] of the [[New Testament]]. Later in his ministry, Silas teamed with [[Saint Peter|Peter]] on missions in [[Pontus]] and [[Cappadocia]]. He also served as Peter’s scribe, as 1 Pet. 5:12, indicates that Silas wrote the [[First Epistle of Peter]]. He is currently commemorated in the [[Calendar of Saints (Lutheran)|Calendar of Saints]] of the [[Evangelical Lutheran Church in America]] on [[January 26]] with [[Timothy]] and the [[Apostle Titus]] and separately on [[February 10]] by the [[Roman Catholic Church]] and by the [[Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod]]. The name ''Silas'' is a [[Greek language|Greek]] nickname for the [[Latin]] ''[[Silvanus]]'', which means "of the forest." Although a Roman in the Bible, the name "Silas" may be derived from pre-Roman Italian languages (''see, e.g.'', the character "Asilas", an [[Etruscan civilization|Etruscan]] leader and warrior-prophet who plays a prominent role in assisting [[Aeneas]] in [[Virgil]]'s epic poem the ''[[Aeneid]]''). [[Category:1st century deaths]] [[Category:Ancient Roman saints]] [[Category:New Testament people]] [[Category:Saints from the Holy Land]] [[Category:Eastern Orthodox saints]] [[Category:1st century bishops]] [[Category:Prophets in Christianity]] {{saint-stub}} {{New Testament people}} [[be:Сіла, апостал з 70]] [[de:Silas (Silvanus)]] [[es:Silas]] [[fr:Silas (Bible)]] [[it:Sila (apostolo)]] [[nl:Silas]] [[nn:Silas]] [[ru:Сила (апостол от 70)]]