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|name= Saint Quartus of Berytus
|birth_date=Unknown (1st century)
|death_date= 4 October (1st century)
|feast_day= 10 November<br>4 January
|venerated_in= [[Eastern Orthodox Church]]<br>[[Oriental Orthodox Church]]<br>[[Syriac Orthodox Church]]
|image=File:Erastus, Olympus, Rhodion, Sosipater, Quartus and Tertius (Menologion of Basil II).jpg
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|caption= [[Erastus of Paneas|Erastus]], [[Olympas]], [[Rhodion]], [[Sosipater]], Quartus and [[Tertius of Iconium|Tertius]] ([[Menologion of Basil II]])
|birth_place=[[Athens]], [[Achaia (Roman province)|Achaia]], [[Roman Empire]]
|death_place=[[Athens]], Achaia, Roman Empire
|titles=[[Apostle of the Seventy]]<br>Bishop of [[Berytus]] and Hieroconfessor
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'''Quartus''' ({{langx|el|Κούαρτος|Kouartos}}) was an early [[Christians|Christian]] [[saint]] who is mentioned in the [[Bible]].
According to church tradition, he is known as '''Quartus of Berytus'''<ref>{{citation|last=Smith|first=William|title=Smith's Bible Dictionary|year=1967|publisher=Revell|location=Westwood|oclc=6053170|contribution=Quartus|contribution-url=http://www.christnotes.org/dictionary.php?dict=sbd&id=3545}}</ref> and is numbered among the [[Seventy Disciples]]. Furthermore, he was [[Bishop]] of [[Beirut]] and suffered for the faith. He [[Conversion to Christianity|converted]] many to the Christian faith. His feast day is 10 November.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Apostles of the Seventy: Erastus, Olympas, Herodion, Sosipater, Quartus, and Tertius |url=https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2024/11/10/103265-apostles-of-the-seventy-erastus-olympas-herodion-sosipater-quart |access-date=2024-08-14 |website=www.oca.org}}</ref> He is also commemorated on 4 January with the [[Seventy Disciples]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Synaxis of the Seventy Apostles |url=https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2021/01/04/100017-synaxis-of-the-seventy-apostles |access-date=2024-08-14 |website=www.oca.org}}</ref>
== Description ==
Quartus was born in the city of Athens, and was one of its wealthy and learned nobles. He believed in the Lord Christ and served him. Having received the grace of the Comforter on the day of Pentecost, he preached the [[gospel]] in many countries. He entered the city of Magnis and preached there. The people of the city believed; he baptized them and taught them the [[Ten Commandments|commandments]]. Then he returned to Athens, to preach there also, but they stoned him and tortured him severely. Despite all of his sufferings, he survived them and died peacefully in [[Berytus]].<ref name=":0" />
==Biblical accounts==
The [[New American Standard Bible]] translates [[Romans 16:23]] as follows:
{{Quote|Gaius, host to me and to the whole church, greets you. Erastus, the city treasurer greets you, and '''Quartus''', the brother.|{{bibleref2|Romans|16:23|NASB}}}}
Although the literal translation of the Greek is that Quartus is "the" brother, most scholars interpret this as meaning that Quartus is a fellow believer, rather than a brother of [[Erastus of Corinth|Erastus]].<ref>[[John Murray (theologian)|John Murray]], ''Epistle to the Romans, Volume II'', p. 239.</ref> Thus, some translations such as the [[NIV]] translate the phrase as "our brother Quartus".
==Hymns==
[[Troparion]] (Tone 3)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.oca.org/saints/troparia/2020/11/10/103265-apostles-of-the-seventy-erastus-olympas-herodion-sosipater-quart | title=Apostles of the Seventy: Erastus, Olympas, Herodion, Sosipater, Quartus, and Tertius - Troparion & Kontakion | publisher=Orthodox Church in America | access-date=4 January 2020}}</ref>
:Holy Apostles,  [[Apostle Erastus|Erastus]], [[Apostle Olympas|Olympas]], [[Apostle Herodian|Herodian]], [[Apostle Sosipater|Sosipater]], Quartus and [[Apostle Tertius|Tertius]],
:entreat the merciful God,
:to grant our souls forgiveness of transgressions.
[[Kontakion]] (Tone 2)
:Illumined by divine light, O holy apostles,
:you wisely destroyed the works of idolatry.
:When you caught all the pagans you brought them to the Master
:and taught them to glorify the Trinity.
Source: St. [[Nikolai Velimirovic]], ''The [[Prologue from Ohrid]]''
==See also==
* [[1st century in Lebanon]]
==References==
*{{Orthodoxwiki source|title=Apostle Quartus|oldid=64439}}
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==External links==
*[http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsViewer.asp?FSID=103269 Apostle Quartus of the Seventy] ([[Orthodox Church in America|OCA]])
*[http://www.goarch.org/chapel/saints_view?contentid=284 Erastos, Olympas, Herodion, Sosipatros, Quartus, Tertios, Apostles of the 70] ([[GOARCH]])
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120213002019/http://www.westsrbdio.org/prolog/my.html?month=November&day=10 The Holy Apostles Olympas, Erastus, Quartus, Herodion, Sosipater and Tertius] (''Prologue of Ohrid'')
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