Onesimus (disambiguation)
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Onesimus
, bishop of Byzantium (a runaway slave and early Christian convert mentioned in the New Testament of the Christian Bible).
Onesimus may also refer to:
Onesimus
Saint Onesimus |churches]]) was a slave to Philemon of Colossae, a man of Christian faith. Eventually, Onesimus transgressed against Philemon and fled to the site of Paul the Apostle's imprisonment to escape punishment for a theft he was said to have committed, there, he heard the Gospel from...
, bishop of Byzantium (a runaway slave and early Christian convert mentioned in the New Testament of the Christian Bible).
Onesimus may also refer to:
- Onesimus, the Sudanese slave of Boston Puritan Cotton MatherCotton MatherCotton Mather, FRS was a socially and politically influential New England Puritan minister, prolific author and pamphleteer; he is often remembered for his role in the Salem witch trials...
- Onesimos NesibOnesimos NesibOnesimos Nesib , was a native Oromo who converted to Lutheran Christianity and translated the Christian Bible into the Oromo language...
(ca 1856-1931), translated the Bible into the Ethiopian Oromo language - Onesimus of Kiev - a monk and saint - see Abraham and Onesimus of KievAbraham and Onesimus of KievAbraham and Onesimus of Kiev were monks of Kiev.They, with several others, have a feast day at the Kiev Caves monastery on the Saturday after September 14.The others commemorated on that day include:*Alexius of Kiev,*Helladius of Kiev,*Sisoes of Kiev,...
- Onesimos (vase painter)Onesimos (vase painter)Onesimos was an ancient Athenian vase painter who flourished between 505 and 480 BC. He specialized in decorating cups, mostly of Type B, which comprise virtually all known examples of his work....
(fl ca. 505 – ca. 480 BCE) - Onesimus (book) (1882), a book by Edwin Abbott AbbottEdwin Abbott AbbottEdwin Abbott Abbott , English schoolmaster and theologian, is best known as the author of the satirical novella Flatland .-Biography:...