Lucius of Cyrene

Lucius of Cyrene (Greek: Λούκιος ὁ Κυρηναῖος, romanized: Loukios o Kurenaios) was, according to the Acts of the Apostles, one of the founders of the Christian Church in Antioch, then part of Roman Syria. He is mentioned by name as a member of the church there, following the account 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. — Acts 13:1, NIV Lucius is indicated as a founder of the Antioch church by inference from an earlier passage:

Lucius of Cyrene

Lucius of Cyrene (Greek: Λούκιος ὁ Κυρηναῖος, romanized: Loukios o Kurenaios) was, according to the Acts of the Apostles, one of the founders of the Christian Church in Antioch, then part of Roman Syria. He is mentioned by name as a member of the church there, following the account 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. — Acts 13:1, NIV Lucius is indicated as a founder of the Antioch church by inference from an earlier passage: