Jason of Thessalonica (Greek: Ίάσων ό Θεσσαλονικεύς) was a Jewish convert and early Christian believer mentioned in the New Testament in Acts 17:5–9 and Romans 16:21.
Jason is venerated as a saint in Catholic and Orthodox traditions. His feast day is 12 July in the Roman Catholic Church, 28 April in the Slavic Christian tradition, and 29 April in the Greek Christian tradition. His feast is celebrated on the 3rd of Pashons in the Coptic Orthodox Church. Finally, he is commemorated on 4 January among the Seventy Apostles.
In Acts 17 his house in Thessalonica was used as a refuge by the apostles Paul, Silas, and Timothy. Some Thessalonian Jews were annoyed with Paul's remarks in the synagogue and not finding him and Silas, hauled Jason before the city authorities, where he was fined and released.[1]
Paul referred to Jason, Lucius and Sosipater as his "countrymen" (Greek: οἱ συγγενεῖς μου) in Romans 16:21, which has led some to call him "Jason of Tarsus" (since Paul was from Tarsus). However, most scholars understand Paul's use of "countryman" here and elsewhere to mean "fellow Jew". Both references to Jason point 'very probably' [2] to the same person. Vlatades Monastery in Thessaloniki is believed to have been built on the former site of Jason's house.[1]
Hagiographyedit
The literary source (hagiographic legend) of the life of Jason and Sosipater was newly edited and translated by B. Kindt as appendix to "La version longue du récit légendaire de l'évangelisation de Corfou par les saints Jason and Sosipatre," Analecta Bollandiana 116 (1998) 259–295.
Born in Tarsus, he was appointed Bishop of Tarsus by the Apostle Paul. With the apostle Sosipater he traveled to the island of Corfu,[1] where they built a church in honor of the Apostle Stephen the Protomartyr and converted many pagans to the Christian faith. Seeing this, the king of Corfu threw them into prison where they converted seven other prisoners to the Christian faith: Saturninus, Jakischolus, Faustianus, Januarius, Marsalius, Euphrasius and Mammius. The king had those seven put to death in boiling pitch for their faith.
The king's daughter, the virgin Cercyra, having watched these holy apostles being tortured, turned to the Christian faith and distributed all her jewels to the poor. The king became angry and put her in prison, yet she would not deny Christ. So he had the prison burned, but she remained unharmed. Many people were baptized upon seeing this miracle. He then had her killed with arrows while tied to a tree.
Many believers fled to a nearby island to get away from the enraged king, but as he chased them, his boat sank. The new king embraced the Christian faith and in baptism received the name Sebastian. From then on Sosipater and Jason freely preached the Gospel and built up the Church in Corfu until a very old age, when they gave up their souls to God.[3]
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jason, thessalonica, greek, Ίάσων, Θεσσαλονικεύς, jewish, convert, early, christian, believer, mentioned, testament, acts, romans, jason, venerated, saint, catholic, orthodox, traditions, feast, july, roman, catholic, church, april, slavic, christian, traditio. Jason of Thessalonica Greek Iaswn o 8essalonikeys was a Jewish convert and early Christian believer mentioned in the New Testament in Acts 17 5 9 and Romans 16 21 Jason is venerated as a saint in Catholic and Orthodox traditions His feast day is 12 July in the Roman Catholic Church 28 April in the Slavic Christian tradition and 29 April in the Greek Christian tradition His feast is celebrated on the 3rd of Pashons in the Coptic Orthodox Church Finally he is commemorated on 4 January among the Seventy Apostles Contents 1 Biblical account 2 Hagiography 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksBiblical account editIn Acts 17 his house in Thessalonica was used as a refuge by the apostles Paul Silas and Timothy Some Thessalonian Jews were annoyed with Paul s remarks in the synagogue and not finding him and Silas hauled Jason before the city authorities where he was fined and released 1 Paul referred to Jason Lucius and Sosipater as his countrymen Greek oἱ syggeneῖs moy in Romans 16 21 which has led some to call him Jason of Tarsus since Paul was from Tarsus However most scholars understand Paul s use of countryman here and elsewhere to mean fellow Jew Both references to Jason point very probably 2 to the same person Vlatades Monastery in Thessaloniki is believed to have been built on the former site of Jason s house 1 Hagiography editThe literary source hagiographic legend of the life of Jason and Sosipater was newly edited and translated by B Kindt as appendix to La version longue du recit legendaire de l evangelisation de Corfou par les saints Jason and Sosipatre Analecta Bollandiana 116 1998 259 295 Born in Tarsus he was appointed Bishop of Tarsus by the Apostle Paul With the apostle Sosipater he traveled to the island of Corfu 1 where they built a church in honor of the Apostle Stephen the Protomartyr and converted many pagans to the Christian faith Seeing this the king of Corfu threw them into prison where they converted seven other prisoners to the Christian faith Saturninus Jakischolus Faustianus Januarius Marsalius Euphrasius and Mammius The king had those seven put to death in boiling pitch for their faith The king s daughter the virgin Cercyra having watched these holy apostles being tortured turned to the Christian faith and distributed all her jewels to the poor The king became angry and put her in prison yet she would not deny Christ So he had the prison burned but she remained unharmed Many people were baptized upon seeing this miracle He then had her killed with arrows while tied to a tree Many believers fled to a nearby island to get away from the enraged king but as he chased them his boat sank The new king embraced the Christian faith and in baptism received the name Sebastian From then on Sosipater and Jason freely preached the Gospel and built up the Church in Corfu until a very old age when they gave up their souls to God 3 See also editActs 17 First Epistle to the Thessalonians Sosipater Lucius of Cyrene Nikolai Velimirovic The Prologue of OhridReferences edit a b c Doyle Nelson Theresa St Jason A Thessalonian Friend and Helper to Paul National Catholic Register July 12 2019 Pulpit Commentary on Acts 17 5 http biblehub com commentaries pulpit acts 17 htm accessed 25 September 2015 Apostle Jason of the Seventy and those with him 28 April OCA External links editJason amp Sosipater the Apostles of the 70 amp their Companions GOARCH Analecta Bollandiana Archived 2012 10 28 at the Wayback Machine Catholic Online Jason of TarsusThis article is derived in whole or in part from Jason of Thessalonica at OrthodoxWiki which is dually licensed under CC By SA and GFDL All relevant terms must be followed Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jason of Thessalonica amp oldid 1218377277, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
