Saint Titus
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Titus was an early Christian missionary and church leader, a companion and disciple of Paul the Apostle, mentioned in several of the Pauline epistles including the Epistle to Titus. He is believed to
Fresco of Saint Titos
Titus and Timothy as separate individuals, in a mosaic in the Church of the Savior on Blood
Gortyna
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Gortyna was a town of ancient Crete which appears in the Homeric poems under the form of Γορτύν; but afterwards became usually Gortyna. According to Stephanus of Byzantium it was originally called Lar
Saint Titus
…of this epistle (2 Corinthians). Later, on Crete, Titus appointed presbyters (elders) in every city and remained there into his old age, dying in Gortyna. Titus was a Greek, who may have studied Greek philosophy and poetry in his early years. He seems to have been converted by Paul, whereupon he served…
Ruins of Gortyna.
Detail of the ancient Odeon
Saint Titus Basilica
Fragmentary boustrophedon inscription (code of law) in the agora of Gortyna.