St. Barnabas 35. Britain, Cyprus, and Martyrdom. St. Paul likely spent the winter of 57/58 AD in Corinth (cf., 1 Cor 16:5-6), where he wrote his letter to the Romans. Among the many people he greets is the “household,” or “family,” “of Aristobulus” (Ro 16:10). This expression, “household” or “family,” implies that St. Aristobulus may not himself have then been present in Rome, but his extended family was. So where might Aristobulus, the brother-in-law of Barnabas, have been?  There are several reports that both Aristobulus and Barnabas were sent by St. Paul to Britain in order to prepare the way for Paul’s desired missionary work in Britain. Christianity had previously arrived in Britain, purportedly by Joseph of Aramathea. [1] Aristobulus assisted the Apostle St. Andrew in his evangelization, and was also appointed the first Bishop of Britain [2], which may have been in 63 AD [3], although he likely had arrived in 58 AD [4]. St. Dorotheus, Bishop of Tyre, writing in 303...