Apostle equals

Apostle DC ( ancient Greek ἰσαπόστολος ; Latin aequalis apostolis ; Romanian întocmai cu Apostolii ; Russian равноапостольный , Bulgarian and Serbian - Cyrillic равноапостолни ) are some saints in the Orthodox churches and the churches united with Rome called. The attribute belongs to the saints, who have made a special contribution to the spread and implementation of Christianity, comparable to the apostles .

List of apostles equals (selection)

• Maria Magdalena (1st century)
• Photina (1st century)
• Thekla (1st century)
• Apphia (1st century), martyr
• Aberkios (2nd century)
• Helena (around 250– around 330), mother of Constantine the Great
• Constantine the Great (around 272–337), Emperor of Constantinople
• Mirian III (ruled 268–345), Georgian king
• Nino (around 296 – around 340), "Illuminator of Georgia"
• Patrick of Ireland (5th century), Irish missionary
• Cyril of Saloniki (827–869), Slav apostle
• Method of Saloniki (826–885), Slav apostle
• Boris of Bulgaria († 907), Bulgarian tsar
• Olga (around 890–969), first Christian princess of the Kievan Rus
• Vladimir I (around 960-1015), Grand Prince of Kiev
• Stephan I (969-1038), King of Hungary
• Sava of Serbia (around 1174–1236), first Serbian Orthodox Archbishop
• Cosmas of Aitolia (1714–1779)
• Innokenti Weniaminow (1797–1879)
• Nikolai of Japan (1836-1912)

literature

• Apostolic equality . In: Heinrich August Pierer , Julius Löbe (Hrsg.): Universal Lexicon of the Present and the Past . 4th edition. tape 1 . Altenburg 1857, p. 613 ( zeno.org [accessed June 5, 2011]).