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Saint Justus Barsabas
Also known as
Barsabbas
Joseph Basassas
Joseph Justus
Joseph of Barsabas
Joseph the Just
The other guy
Not Matthias
The most unlucky fella in Christiendom
memorial
20 July
Profile
Our Saint for today was a disciple of Jesus, in fact he was a disciple of Jesus from the beginning. When the apostles got together after the resurrection to chose a replacement for Judas as mentioned in Acts, there were two such candidates with the same resume; Matthias and Justus. The lot fell to Saint Matthias who is numbered among the 12 Apostles. Our saint for today fell into obscurity. He must have been a martyr, as most early missionaries of our faith were, but no one recorded how this happened, no one recorded anything else he did, he is basically forgotten. He may have gone on to become Bishop of Eleutheropolis, a small town at the time, legend there says he did.
In the novel, The Robe, Justus is chosen as a guide for Tribune Gallio in his research into what happened after the crucifixion. In the Novel at least, Gallio notices Justus was always looking for someone as if he expected to meet this person at every intersection…that person he waited for expectantly was, of course Christ.
Died
1st century
Representation
child holding stones
child holding loaves of bread
child blowing bubbles
Barsabbas
Joseph Basassas
Joseph Justus
Joseph of Barsabas
Joseph the Just
The other guy
Not Matthias
The most unlucky fella in Christiendom
memorial
20 July
Profile
Our Saint for today was a disciple of Jesus, in fact he was a disciple of Jesus from the beginning. When the apostles got together after the resurrection to chose a replacement for Judas as mentioned in Acts, there were two such candidates with the same resume; Matthias and Justus. The lot fell to Saint Matthias who is numbered among the 12 Apostles. Our saint for today fell into obscurity. He must have been a martyr, as most early missionaries of our faith were, but no one recorded how this happened, no one recorded anything else he did, he is basically forgotten. He may have gone on to become Bishop of Eleutheropolis, a small town at the time, legend there says he did.
In the novel, The Robe, Justus is chosen as a guide for Tribune Gallio in his research into what happened after the crucifixion. In the Novel at least, Gallio notices Justus was always looking for someone as if he expected to meet this person at every intersection…that person he waited for expectantly was, of course Christ.
Died
1st century
Representation
child holding stones
child holding loaves of bread
child blowing bubbles
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