Equal-to-apostles
Special title given to some saints in Eastern Orthodoxy and in Byzantine Catholicism / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Equal-to-apostles or equal-to-the-apostles[lower-alpha 1] is a special title given to some saints in Eastern Orthodoxy and in Byzantine Catholicism. The title is bestowed as a recognition of these saints' outstanding service in the spreading and assertion of Christianity, comparable to that of the original apostles.