Strataes

Strataes was a 1st-century Bishop of Smyrna.[1]

He was the second bishop of Smyrna, replacing the Biblical character Apelles,[2] and he was reputed to have been a brother of the Biblical St Timothy.[3] Tradition holds that he was martyred.

References

  1. ↑ Papirius of Smyrna.
  2. ↑ Romans 16:10
  3. ↑ Bryan Cross, http://www.calledtocommunion.com/2014/06/the-bishops-of-history-and-the-catholic-faith-a-reply-to-brandon-addison/&rct=j&frm=1&q=&esrc=s&sa=U&ei=x9F7VNicA8T48QWAxYHwBA&ved=0CDgQFjAH&usg=AFQjCNHBrb5SMYYsltyV0ML20SF2KUd6Pg.(2014)
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