Ampliatus
Life and witness
The same day, of the Saints Ampliatus, Urban, and Narcissus, of whom St. Paul makes mention, writing to the Romans, who for the gospel of Christ were slain by the Jews and Gentiles.
Biographical overview
Ampliatus or Amplias (in the King James Version; Greek: Αμπλίατος) was a Roman Christian mentioned by Paul in one of his letters, where he says, "Greet Ampliatus, whom I love in the Lord." (Romans 16:8) He is considered one of the Seventy Disciples by the Eastern Orthodox Church. Tradition has it that he and his companions subsequently attached themselves to the Apostle Saint Andrew, and ultimately died martyrs. He may have served as bishop of Odessos (Varna), in modern Bulgaria. He is commemorated in the Roman Martyrology on Oct. 31.
Martyrologium Romanum · Latin witness
Romae sanctorum Ampliati, Urbani et Narcissi, quorum meminit sanctus Paulus ad Romanos scribens, qui, ob Evangelium Christi, a Judaeis et Gentilibus caesi sunt.