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Saint Titus 1 Saint Titus Saint Titus 1 Saint Titus For other uses, see Titus (disambiguation). Titus Bishop and Martyr Born 1st century AD Died 96 or 107 AD Gortyn, Crete Honored in Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church Eastern Catholic Churches Lutheranism Anglican Communion Canonized Pre-Congregation Major shrine Heraklion, Crete Feast January 26 February 6 (General Roman Calendar 1845-1969) Patronage Crete Titus was an early Christian 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 by Paul to Christianity and, according to tradition, was consecrated by him as Bishop of the Island of Crete. Titus brought a fundraising letter from Paul to Corinth, to collect for the poor in Jerusalem. Later, on Crete, Titus appointed presbyters in every city and remained there into his old [1] age, dying in the city of Candia (modern Heraklion). Church of Saint Titus, Heraklion. Saint Titus 2 Life Titus was a Greek, apparently from Antioch,[2] who seems to have been converted by Paul, whereupon he served as Paul's secretary and interpreter. In the year 51, Titus accompanied Paul to the council held at Jerusalem, on the subject of the Mosaic rites. Although the apostle had consented to the circumcision of Timothy, in order to render his ministry acceptable among the Jews, he would not allow the same in regard to Titus, so as not to seem in agreement with those who would require it for Gentile converts.[3] Saint Titus Basilica, Gortyn. Towards the close of the year 56, Paul sent Titus from Ephesus to Corinth, with full commission to remedy the several subjects of scandal and dissensions in that church. From Corinth, Paul then sent Titus to organize the collections of alms for the Christians at Jerusalem. Titus was a peacemaker, administrator, and missionary. He rejoined Paul in Macedon, and cheered him with the tidings he brought from Corinth. St. Paul, after his first imprisonment, returning from Rome stopped at the island of Crete to preach. The necessities of other churches requiring his presence elsewhere, he ordained his disciple Titus bishop of that island, and left him to finish the work he had begun. Chrysostom says that this is an indication of the esteem St. Paul held for Titus. Paul summoned Titus from Crete to join him at Nicopolis in Epirus. Later, Titus travelled to Dalmatia.[4] The New Testament does not record his death. It has been argued that the name "Titus" in 2 Corinthians and Galatians is nothing more than an informal name used by Timothy, implied already by the fact that even though both are said to be long-term close companions of Paul, they never appear in common scenes.[5] The theory proposes that a number of passages—1 Cor. 4:17, 16.10; 2 Cor. 2:13, 7:6, 13-14, 12:18; and Acts 19.22—all refer to the same journey of a single individual, Titus-Timothy. 2 Timothy seems to dispute this, by claiming that Titus has gone to Dalmatia.[6] The fact that Paul made a point of circumcising Timothy (Acts 16:3) but refused to circumcise Titus (Galatians 2:3 [7]) indicates that they are different men. Veneration The feast day of Titus was not included in the Tridentine Calendar. When added in 1854, it was assigned to 6 February.[8] In 1969, the Roman Catholic Church assigned the feast to 26 January so as to celebrate the two disciples of Paul, Titus and Timothy, on the day after the feast of the Conversion of St. Paul.[9] The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America celebrates these two, together with Silas, on the same date. The Orthodox Church commemorates him on 25 August and on 4 January. His relics, now consisting of only his skull, are venerated in the Church of St. Titus, Heraklion, Crete to which it was returned in 1966[10] after being removed to Venice during the Turkish occupation. St. Titus is the patron saint of the United States Army Chaplain Corps. The Corps has established the Order of Titus Award. According to the Department of Defense, the "Order of Titus award is the only award presented by the Chief of Chaplains to recognize outstanding performance of ministry by chaplains and chaplain assistants. The Order of Titus is awarded for meritorious contributions to the unique and highly visible Unit Ministry Team Observer Controller Program. The award recognizes the great importance of realistic, doctrinally guided combat ministry training in ensuring the delivery of prevailing religious support to the American Soldier." [11] Saint Titus 3 References [1] Smith, William. Smith’s Bible Dictionary 11th printing, November 1975. New Jersey: Fleming H. Revel Company. Pp. 701 – 702. [2] Foley O.F.M., Leonard. Saint of the Day, Lives, Lessons, and Feast, (revised by Pat McCloskey O.F.M.), Franciscan Media (http:/ / www. americancatholic. org/ Features/ Saints/ saint. aspx?id=1272) [3] Butler, Alban. The Lives of the Saints, Vol.I, (1866) (http:/ / www. bartleby. com/ 210/ 1/ 041. html) [4] Pope Benedict XVI. "Timothy and Titus", L'Osservatore Romano, p.11, December 27, 2006 (http:/ / www. ewtn. com/ library/ PAPALDOC/ b16ChrstChrch26. HTM) [5] Fellows, Richard G. "Was Titus Timothy?" Journal for the Study of the New Testament 81 (2001):33-58. [6] cf 2 Timothy 4:10 [7] http:/ / tools. wmflabs. org/ bibleversefinder/ ?book=Galatians& verse=2:3& src=! [8] Calendarium Romanum (Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 1969), p. 86 [9] Calendarium Romanum (Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 1969), p. 116 [10] The Orthodox Messenger, v. 8(7/8), July/Aug 1997 (http:/ / www. orthodoxchristian. info/ pages/ titus. htm) [11] Lake Union Journal. http:/ / www. lakeunionherald. org/ 103/ 3/ 41852. html. External links • "Sts. 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