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Philemon was a citizen of , perhaps first at Ephesus and afterwards at Colossae. It is not plain whether he was ordained or not. Tradition represents him as Bishop of Colossae, Const. Apost. , VI, 46 and the Menaia of 22 November speak of him as a holy Apostle who, in company with Appia , Archippus , and Onesimus had been martyred at Colossae during the first general persecution in the reign of Nero . In the address of the letter two other Christian converts, Appia and Archippus are mentioned; it is generally believed that Appia was Philemon's wife and Archippus their son. Paul, dealing exclusively in his letter with the domestic matter of a fugitive slave, Onesimus , regarded them both as deeply interested. Archippus was a minister in the Lord, and held a sacred office in the Church of Colossae or in the neighbouring Laodicean Church .Colossians 4:17 In the list of the Seventy Apostles , attributed to Dorotheus Of Tyre , Philemon is described as bishop of Gaza. REFERENCES |
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