Cleopas

biblical character (Gospel of Luke); went to Emmaus with Peter

b. 1st century · d. 1st century

Cleopas, also spelled Cleophas, was a figure of early Christianity, one of the two disciples who encountered Jesus during the Road to Emmaus appearance in Luke 24:13–32.

Related people

Simeon of Jerusalem parent of · traditional
James, son of Alphaeus parent of · traditional
Saint Joseph sibling of · traditional
Mary of Clopas spouse of · traditional
Mary Jacobi spouse of · traditional

Events

Road to Emmaus 30

Commemorated

Cleopas

How we know

Recorded as a historical figure.

Gospel of Luke 1 claim — Road to Emmaus

Also recorded as

Alphaeus possibly same
Clopas possibly same

Glosses

Clopas and Cleopas Two names one letter apart stand in the passion narratives and the church has never quite decided whether they are one man. Clopas appears once, and only in a genitive: standing by the cross was 'Mary the wife of…