Onesimus

Name: Patristic Lineage Dataset
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

c. 49* – c. 109 · b. Colossae · Bishop of Ephesus

* Date marked with an asterisk is a placeholder estimate (lifespan heuristic), not a sourced claim. Hover for the derivation.

bishop

Slave of Philemon converted by Paul (Philem. 10). Often identified with the bishop Onesimus of Ephesus greeted by Ignatius in his letter to the Ephesians.

Chain to Jesus

Loading…

Common questions

Who was Onesimus?: Onesimus (?–109) — Slave of Philemon converted by Paul (Philem. 10). Often identified with the bishop Onesimus of Ephesus greeted by Ignatius in his letter to the Ephesians.
Who taught Onesimus?: Paul of Tarsus.
Who did Onesimus correspond with?: Ignatius of Antioch.

Sources for biography

Philemon 10-16 primary
Ignatius, To the Ephesians 1.3 primary

documented connections(1)

taught (incoming) Paul of Tarsus
Philemon 10-16

tradition connections(1)

corresponded (incoming) Ignatius of Antioch
Ignatius greets a Bishop Onesimus of Ephesus in his Letter to the Ephesians; the identification with Paul's freed slave Onesimus is traditional and not certain.
Ignatius, To the Ephesians 1.3, 6.2

Wikipedia