Saint Titus
early Christian missionary and church leader
b. 10s · d. 100s
Titus was an early Christian missionary and church leader, a companion and disciple of Paul the Apostle, mentioned in several of the Pauline epistles including the Epistle to Titus. He is believed to be a Gentile converted to Christianity by Paul and, according to tradition, he was consecrated as Bishop of the Island of Crete.
Events
Commemorated
Places
- Crete birth
- Hagios Titos church burial
- Gortyn death
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.
- Acts of the Apostles 1 claim — Titus is left in Crete
- OrthodoxWiki 1 claim — The Repose of Titus at Gortyn
Documents
- Epistle to Titus recipient