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Exuperius
Christian martyr (d. 127 or 137)
SaintPre-congregation
Born
100
Died
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unknown
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Exuperius and Zoe are Christian martyrs who were murdered in 127. They were spouses and slaves of a pagan in Pamphylia, in modern Turkey. They were murdered with their sons, Cyriacus and Theodolus, for refusing to participate in pagan rites when one of their sons was born.
Summary of the Wikipedia article Exuperius and Zoe, which covers Exuperius with others (CC BY-SA 4.0), until this page is written up in full.
The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Zoe of Attalia Saint Spouse
Sources
- Martirologio Romano — 2 maggio — 'Ad Antalya in Panfilia, nell'odierna Turchia, santi martiri Espero e Zoe, coniugi, e i loro figli Ciriaco e Teodulo, che, come si racconta, sotto l'imperatore Adriano, essendo schiavi di un pagano...' — Exuperius (Esper
- Wikidata Q16509043 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
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