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"Equal-to-the-apostles" (Greek: ἰσαπόστολος, translit. isapóstolos; Latin: aequalis apostolis; Arabic: معادل الرسل, muʿādil ar-rusul; Georgian: მოციქულთასწორი, motsikultasts'ori; Romanian: întocmai cu Apostolii; Russian: равноапостольный, ravnoapostol'nyj; Bulgarian and Serbian: равноапостолни, ravnoapostolni; Albanian: i barabartë me Apostolët; Ukrainian: рівноапостольний) is a special title given to some saints in Byzantine Catholicism. The title is bestowed as a recognition of these saints' outstanding service in the spreading and assertion of Christianity, comparable to that of the original apostles.
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