Onesimus (d. ca. 90-95) (also called Onesimus of Byzantium and The Holy Apostle Onesimus in some Eastern Orthodox churches) was a servant to Philemon of Colossae, a man of Christian faith. Eventually, Onesimus transgressed against Philemon and fled to the site of Paul the Apostle's imprisonment (most probably Rome or Ephesus) to escape punishment for a theft he had committed, there, … Wikipedia
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