Saint · 1st C
Apostles of the Seventy Carpus and Alphæus
Apostles of the Seventy Carpus and Alphæus (1st C)
New Calendar May 26 Old Calendar June 8
Why they are a saint
The Holy Disciple Carpus (from the 70)—was a disciple and companion of the holy Apostle Paul. In the 2nd Epistle to Timothy, the apostle mentions the name Carpus, at the house of whom in Troias he left a phelon and books (2 Tim. 4: 13). Knowing Carpus as a man of virtue and possessing a mind of lofty purity, the Apostle Paul made him bishop of Thracian Bereia.
Patronage / why chosen as patron
Orthodox Christians usually take Apostles of the Seventy Carpus and Alphæus as a patron when they bear the name Apostles at baptism, or were born or baptized near the feast on May 26. As an apostle, he is also asked to pray for missionaries and those who spread the Gospel.
Prayer
O holy Apostles of the Seventy Carpus and Alphæus, pray to God for us.
A short general prayer to a saint, not a liturgical text. No public-domain troparion for this saint is included.