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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).
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.
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.
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.
Epiphanius' On Weights and Measures [5] preserves a tradition that he was a kinsman of the Roman emperor Hadrian, who employed him in rebuilding Jerusalem as Aelia Capitolina, and that Aquila was converted from Roman paganism to Christianity but, on being reproved for practicing astrology, converted from Christianity to Judaism. [6]
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
A British-born teenager who died of leukemia at age 15 in 2006 is set to be recognized as the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint, the Vatican announced Thursday.
The "likewise" could indicate that female deacons are to live according to the same standards as male deacons (see also the Apostle Paul's use of the term "likewise" in Romans 1:27, 1 Cor. 7:3,4,22, and Titus 2:3,6). [11] [12] The predominant view holds that this verse refers not to female deacons, but instead to the wives of deacons. See, for ...