Who was Rufus?

Red, the son of Simon the Cyrenian (Mark 15:21), whom the Roman soldiers compelled to carry the cross on which our Lord was crucified. Probably it is the same person who is again mentioned in Rom.

Rufus first appears in Mark 15:21. In this repository’s biblical text, this figure is associated with 2 verse mentions across 2 books, most notably Mark, Romans.