Righteous · 1st century
Righteous Nikodemos
Also known as Nicodemus the Pharisee
A Pharisee and ruler of the Jews who came to the Lord by night, defended Him before the council, and with Joseph of Arimathea took down His body and buried it with myrrh and aloes.
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Notes
His relics were found in 415 together with those of Stephen, Gamaliel, and Abibas.
Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints