Herodion of Patras (also Herodian or Rodion;
Greek: Ἡρωδίων, Ἡρωδιανός, Ῥοδίων) has been thought by some to have been a relative (συγγενής) of
Saint Paul, as in a greeting Paul calls a Herodion a sungenēs in
Romans 16:11. But Paul uses the term συγγενής (sungenēs) for fellow Jews in Romans 9:3. So συγγενής (sungenēs) can mean relative even as broadly as fellow Jew. According to tradition, Herodion of Patras was numbered among the
Seventy Disciples and became
bishop of
Patras, where he suffered greatly. After beating, stoning, and stabbing him; they left him for dead, but St. Herodion arose and continued to serve the Apostles.
He was beheaded with
Olympas in Rome while they were serving
Saint Peter on the same day that St. Peter was crucified. His
feast days are celebrated on January 4 among the Seventy, April 8, and November 10.
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