SAINT ARISTOBULUS

St. Aristobulus

Feast day: March 15
Death: 1st century


Martyred disciple of Christ, one of the seventy-two sent out into the world by the early Church. He is possibly mentioned by St. Paul and is identified with Zebedee, the father of Sts. James and John. Aristobulus preached in Britain  where he converted many to Christ although no documentation supports this or his martyrdom in the British Isles.


The Holy Apostle Aristobulus of the Seventy was born on Cyprus. He and his brother, the holy Apostle Barnabas of the Seventy, accompanied the holy Apostle Paul on his journeys. Saint Aristobulus is mentioned by the Apostle Paul in the Epistle to the Romans .
 He endured the torments and malice of the pagans, and eventually baptized them.

Saint Aristobulus died in Britain among the people he had evangelized.