Lucius of Cyrene
Lucius of Laodicea, also known as Luke and Lucius of Cyrene, was, according to the Acts of the Apostles, one of the founders of the Christian Church in Antioch and according to Eastern Orthodox tradition, one of the Seventy Disciples. He is mentioned by name as a member of the church in Antioch, following the account of King Herod's death:
In the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch) and Saul.
The account in Acts 13 states that the group of prophets and teachers prayed and fasted, and were inspired to commission Barnabas and Paul to undertake missionary journeys further afield.
In the Martyrology
- May 6 Saint Lucius, prophet and doctor of Antioch