ON JE BIO JEDAN OD SEDAMDESETORICE: SPC danas slavi Svetog apostola Timoteja
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TL;DR
- Saint Timothy was one of the seventy apostles and a disciple of Saint Paul.
- He was born in Lystra to a Greek father and a Jewish mother.
- Timothy traveled with Saint Paul through various regions, including Achaia, Macedonia, Italy, and Spain.
- He contributed greatly to the spread and establishment of the Christian faith.
- After Saint Paul's martyrdom, Saint John the Evangelist became Timothy's teacher.
- Timothy served as the bishop of Ephesus.
- He was attacked and killed by disguised pagans during an idol festival called Katagogium.
- His relics were later transferred to Constantinople and buried in the Church of the Holy Apostles.