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He was probably born, lived and died c. 97 at Lystra in Asia Minor. He was the son of a gentile father and a Jewish mother. He was converted from heathenism to Christianity by journeys of St. Paul ( Acts xvi 1-4 ), who made him also his companion and helper. Two of the epistles were addressed to him, the first epistle says that St. Paul had entrusted him the Ephesus area, and St. Timothy was the first bishop of Ephesus. We don't have any further account of his life, one of the stories says he was beaten to death because of his refusal to take part in heathen festival. |
