St. Aristarchus of Thessalonica

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Born: Thessalonica

Died: beheaded in the 1st century in Rome, Italy.

Also known as Aristarco, Aristarque, Arystarch

Convert and spiritual student of Saint Paul the Apostle, he worked with Paul in Ephesus, Corinth, Jerusalem, and Rome (Acts 20:1; 27:2; Philemon 24). In the Epistle to the Colossians, Paul calls him “my fellow prisoner” referring to the time they were both imprisoned in Ephesus. First bishop of Thessalonica. Martyr.