Papias of Hierapolis facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Saint Papias of Hierapolis
Papias of Hierapolis from the Nuremberg Chronicle
Bishop of Hierapolis, Apostolic Father
Died	after c. 100
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church Eastern Catholicism Eastern Orthodox Church Oriental Orthodoxy
Feast	February 22

Papias (Greek: Παπίας) was a Greek Apostolic Father, Bishop of Hierapolis (modern Pamukkale, Turkey), and author who lived c. 60 – c. 130 AD. He wrote the Exposition of the Sayings of the Lord (Greek: Λογίων Κυριακῶν Ἐξήγησις) in five books. This work, which is lost apart from brief excerpts in the works of Irenaeus of Lyons (c. 180) and Eusebius of Caesarea (c. 320), is an important early source on Christian oral tradition and especially on the origins of the canonical Gospels.

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  Pasqualotto, St. Mark writes his Gospel at the dictation of St. Peter, 17th century.

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In Spanish: Papías de Hierápolis para niños