Timon

Timon was one of the Seven Deacons appointed to serve the early Christian church and a martyr.

Biography Timon was a common Greek name and means someone honorable. Based on his name, it has been guessed that he was a Hellenistic Jew. The lone reference of him in the Bible comes in chapter six of the Acts of the Apostles. These seven were known as the Seven Deacons, and their role was the "forerunner of the office of deacon in modern churches". According to one tradition, he was one of the seventy disciples sent out by Jesus in the Gospel of Luke. Eastern Christian tradition states that he became the bishop of Bostra in Syria, appointed by the apostles. He is said to have "suffered greatly" at the hands of Jews and pagans due to his preaching of Christ, leading to him being thrown into a fire by a local governor angry with his preaching. Some sources state that he served as bishop of Corinth until his martyrdom. His feast day is celebrated on 19 April in the west and 30 December in the east, while he is also commemorated on 28 July in the east.