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Ancient Enslaved Christians

By Place

Alexandria

Anonymous Female Calligraphers (Eusebius, Hist. Eccl. 6.23)
Anonymous Copyists (Eusebius, Hist. Eccl. 6.23)
Anonymous Shorthand Writers (Eusebius, Hist. Eccl. 6.23)

Colossae

Epaphroditus (Phil. 2 and 4)
Epaphras
Onesimus (Philemon)
Timothy (Phil. 1:1; 1 Thess. 1:1; 2 Cor. 1:1)
Tychicus (Eph. 6:21; Col. 4:17)

Corinth

Achaicus (1 Cor. 16:17)
Claudius Ephebus (1 Clem. 65.1)
Fortunatus (1 Clem 65.1)
Fortunatus (1Cor. 16:17))
Gaius (MPol 22)
Isocrates (MPol 22)
Silvanus (1 Thess 1:1; 2 Thess 1:1)
Sosthenes (1 Cor. 1:1)
Tertius (Rom 16:22)
Timothy (Phil 1:1; 1 Thess. 1:1; 2 Cor 1:1)
Titus

Ephesus

Anonymous Secretary (Gal 6:11)
Burrhus (Ign. Eph. 2; Phld. 11; Smyr. 12)
Crocus (Ign. Eph. 2 and Rom. 10)
Onesimus (Ign. Eph. 1-2, 6))
Sosthenes (1 Cor. 1:1)
Tychicus (Eph.6:21; Col 4:17)

Philippi

Crescens (Pol. Phil. 14)
Epaphroditus (Phil. 2 and 4)
Timothy (Phil. 1:1; 1 Thess 1:1; 2 Cor 1:1)

Rome

Alexamenos (Graf. Pal.)
Claudius Ephebus (1 Clem 65.1)
Crocus (Ign. Eph. 2 and Rom. 10)
Euelpistus (Ac. Justin)
Fortunatus (1 Clem 65.1))
Mark (Papias, Frag. 3)
Tertius (Rom 16:22)
Timothy (Phil 1:1; 1 Thess. 1:1; 2 Cor. 1:1)
Tychicus (Eph 6:21; Col. 4:17)
Valerius Bito (1 Clem 65.1)

Smyrna

Burrhus (Ign. Eph. 2; Phld. 11; Smyr 12)
Crescens (Pol. Phil. 14)
Crocus (Ign. Eph 2 and Rom 10)
Evaristus (MPol 22)

Thessalonica

Crescens (Pol. Phil. 14)
Epaphroditus (Phil. 2 and 4)
Timothy (Phil 1:1; 1 Thess. 1:1; 2 Cor. 1:1)

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