ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN NOVEMBER Saints celebrated on the 22nd of November SAINT APPHIA, MARTYR According to the Roman Martyrology, Saint Apphia (Appias, Apia) was a disciple of St Paul the Apostle and a Martyr at Colossae. Her name is also found Philemon (verse 2, [see below]), where St Paul sends greetings "to Apphia, the well-beloved sister". According to Chrysostom and Theodoret, she is said to have been the wife of Philemon . (Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 1, Augsburg, 1858) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations From Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus and from our brother Timothy; to our dear fellow worker Philemon, our sister Apphia, our fellow soldier Archippus and the church that meets in your house. Grace and the peace of God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ." (Philemon 1-3) PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Apphia may increase our dev...