Aristobulus of Britannia


Aristobulus of Britannia
Icon of Saint Aristibule the Old, Apostle, Martyr, and First Bishop of Britain
First Bishop of Britain
BornCyprus
Died1st century
Wales
Venerated inChristianity
Feast15 March (Roman Catholic)
16 March
(Anglican Communion)
(Eastern Orthodox)
19 Paremhat (Coptic Christianity)[1]

Aristobulus of Britannia is a Christian saint named by Hippolytus of Rome (170–235) and Dorotheus of Gaza (505–565) as one of the Seventy Disciples mentioned in Luke 10:1–24 and as the first bishop in Roman Britain.[2]

  1. ^ "Baramhat 19 : Lives of Saints : Synaxarium - CopticChurch.net".
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Hippolytus was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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