Crescens

Crescens was one of the seventy disciples. The name Crescens means in Latin of Growing. He is mentioned in the New Testament: 2 Tim 4,10 EU reported that he had moved to Galatia. The erroneous spelling " Gallia " for " Galatia " (eg in Codex Sinaiticus ) has meant that you wanted to see a missionary in Gaul in Crescens. So should be identical to the Crescens Timothy Briefs the first bishop of Vienne, but apparently this is due to a confusion with the homonymous bishop of the 3rd century. It was also complained about in legends from the 12th century Crescens as the founder of the Archbishopric of Mainz, probably around - common at the time - seniority pretend. Crescens to the Roman Martyrology According died as a martyr under Trajan, but there is no confirmation of this from earlier documents. Crescens is venerated as a saint; His feast day is June 27.