Jason (saint)
Jason of Tarsus was an early Christian mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles as the host of Paul in Thessaloniki .
According to the account of the Acts of the Apostles ( Acts 17.5 EU ), Jason took the apostle Paul and his companion Silas into his home on Paul's second missionary journey. Members of the city's Jewish community then sued Jason with the authorities, who released him on bail.
Later Jason is said to have reached Corfu together with Sosipater and proselytized there, for which Kerkyyllinoa, the ruler of the island, threw them both into dungeon. Sosipater was martyred, while Jason is said to have been released by Kerkyylinoa's successor, Datianos.
Jason is venerated as a saint ; his feast day in the Catholic Church is July 12th (June 25th in the Orthodox Church). He is counted among the seventy disciples and is said to have officiated as bishop in Tarsus.
literature
- Ekkart Sauser : Jason and Sosipatros. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 16, Bautz, Herzberg 1999, ISBN 3-88309-079-4 , Sp. 809-810.
- Entry in Complete Lexicon of Saints (1858)
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| SURNAME | Jason |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Person in the New Testament, host of Paul in Thessaloniki |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1st century BC BC or 1st century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1st century |