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Aquila, husband of Priscilla, was originally from Pontus [12] Acts 18:2 and also was a Jewish Christian. According to church tradition, Aquila did not dwell long in Rome: the Apostle Paul is said to have made him a bishop in Asia Minor. The Apostolic Constitutions identify Aquila, along with Nicetas, as the first bishops of Asia Minor (7.46).
He was born in Aveia, currently known as Fossa. As a deacon, he was martyred for his faith. Tradition says that he was tortured and then thrown over a cliff near his native city. This occurred during the persecutions of the Roman Emperor Decius. In 1256, the episcopal seat of Aveia was moved to L'Aquila, together with the relics of Maximus.
Thomas Aquinas was most likely born in the family castle of Roccasecca, [20] near Aquino, controlled at that time by the Kingdom of Sicily (in present-day Lazio, Italy), c. 1225. [21] He was born to the most powerful branch of the family, and his father, Landulf of Aquino, was a man of means.
Saint Bernardino is the Roman Catholic patron saint of advertising, communications, compulsive gambling, respiratory problems, as well as any problems involving the chest area. He is the patron saint of Carpi , Italy; the Philippine barangays of Kay-Anlog in Calamba, Laguna and Tuna in Cardona, Rizal ; and the diocese of San Bernardino ...
Saint Tiburtius: 3rd century Saint Susanna: 3rd century Timothy I of Alexandria: 4th century Timothy the Apostle: c. 80 Tiridates III of Armenia: 4th century Titus (Companion of Paul) c. 107 Torquatus of Acci: 1st century Trifon: 3rd century Trofimena: 3rd century Trophimus of Arles: 3rd century Tryphon: c. 248 Turibius of Astorga: 5th century ...
Aquila Chase (17th century), early Puritan settler in the American colonies and founder of the influential Chase family; Aquila Emil (died 2011), Papua New Guinean rugby league footballer; Aquila Berlas Kiani (1921–2012), Pakistani scholar; Frank Aquila, a Manitoba judge; Frank J. Aquila (born 1957), American lawyer
Apollos is regarded as a saint by several Christian churches, including the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod, which hold a commemoration for him, together with saints Aquila and Priscilla, on 13 February. Apollos is considered one of the 70 apostles [20] and his feast day is December 8 in the Eastern Orthodox church.
Aquila (Hebrew: עֲקִילַס ʿăqīlas, fl. 130 CE) of Sinope (modern-day Sinop, Turkey; Latin: Aquila Ponticus) was a translator of the Hebrew Bible into Greek ...