The Apostolic Fathers · AD 70–130
Stachys
fl. c. 57 (death unrecorded) · “My beloved” · Rome
The Apostolic Fathers
Who Stachys was
A rare Greek name (“ear of corn”), attested among the emperor’s own household staff. Byzantine tradition, wanting a founder, made him Andrew’s appointee as first bishop of Byzantium — a seventh-century construction. The verse gives what is actually known: a man at Rome whom Paul loved.
Common questions
When was Stachys active?
Stachys is dated fl. c. 57 (death unrecorded) in the archive, which places Stachys in the Apostolic Fathers (AD 70–130). The dating is traditional and approximate; the archive marks it as uncertain rather than fixing a year the sources do not give.
Which early sources mention Stachys?
Stachys is named in 3 primary-source passages catalogued here, drawn from Paul, Origen of Alexandria and John Chrysostom. Every passage is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Where was Stachys from?
The archive associates Stachys with Rome.
Who were Stachys’ contemporaries?
The archive links Stachys to 3 other figures, including Andrew the Apostle, Urbanus and Ampliatus. Each connection is drawn from a source that places them together, not from inference.
Scripture record
Primary-source mentions (3)
Every passage below is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Origen, Commentary on Romans X (on Romans 16:9)
c. AD 246Homilies on Romans XXXI
c. AD 391“And Stachys, my beloved.” This again is an honor of the same kind.John Chrysostom · Homilies on Romans XXXI · source text
Connected in the archive
People
Events in this lifetime
- AD 30 · Crucifixion, Resurrection and Pentecost, AD 30–33
- AD 44 · Persecution under Herod Agrippa I, AD 44
- AD 49 · The Council of Jerusalem, AD 49
- AD 57 · Paul writes Romans, AD 57
- AD 62 · James the Just stoned, AD 62
- AD 64 · The Great Fire and Nero’s persecution, AD 64
- AD 70 · The fall of Jerusalem, AD 70
Place
Places served
The one place the sources put Stachys.
- 1Rome