Editing Saint Timothy (section)

==Veneration==
Timothy is venerated as an apostle, saint, and [[martyr]] by the [[Eastern Orthodox Church]], with his feast day on 22 January. The [[General Roman Calendar]] venerates Timothy together with [[Titus (Biblical)|Titus]] by a [[memorial (liturgy)|memorial]] on 26 January, the day after the [[Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul]]. From the 13th century until 1969 the feast of Timothy (alone) was on 24 January, the day before that of the Conversion of Saint Paul.<ref>''Calendarium Romanum'' (Vatican City, 1969), p. 86.</ref> Along with Titus and [[Silas]], Timothy is commemorated by the [[Evangelical Lutheran Church in America]] on 26 January. Timothy's feast is kept by the [[Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod]] on 24 January.

Timothy is honored on the calendars of the [[Calendar of saints (Church of England)|Church of England]] and the [[Calendar of saints (Episcopal Church)|Episcopal Church]] (with [[Saint Titus|Titus]]) on [[January 26|26 January]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Calendar|url=https://www.churchofengland.org/prayer-and-worship/worship-texts-and-resources/common-worship/churchs-year/calendar|access-date=2021-03-27|website=The Church of England|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Titus and Timothy, Companions of Saint Paul |url=https://www.episcopalchurch.org/lectionary/titus-and-timothy/ |access-date=2022-07-19 |website=The Episcopal Church |language=en-US}}</ref>

In the 4th century, the relics of Timothy were transferred from Ephesus to Constantinople and placed in the [[Church of the Holy Apostles]] near the tombs of Andrew and Luke.<ref name= oca/> Later on in the 13th century, the relics seem to have been taken to Italy by a count returning from the crusades, and buried around 1239 in the [[Termoli Cathedral]].<ref>{{Citation |last=Sanidopoulos |first=John |title=Skull of apostle Timothy to travel to… |date=September 2011 |url=https://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2011/09/skull-of-apostle-timothy-to-travel-to.html}}.</ref> The remains were rediscovered in 1945, during restoration work.

[[File:Saint Timothy the Apostle.jpg|thumb|[[Icon]] of Saint Timothy in an Orthodox parish in the United States]]

===Patronage===
Timothy is invoked against stomach and intestinal disorders.