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Martyr Sozon
3rd century saint replacing the non-canonical Agios Sostis in Greece
SaintDate unknown
Born
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unknown
Died
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unknown
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not on record
Who they were
Sozon of Cilicia was an early Christian martyr from Lycaonia. Originally a pagan shepherd named Tarasios, he was baptised and received the name Sozon.
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The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Sources
- Martirologio Romano — 7 settembre — 7 Sept: “A Pompeiopoli in Cilicia, nell’odierna Turchia, san Sozonte, martire.” Also Butler's Lives, 7 September: ‘ST SOZON, Martyr’, and the 1916 Roman Martyrology index ‘Sozon mart. Pompeiopoli sub Maximiano. 7. Septem
- Wikidata Q16214729 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Sozon of Cilicia (CC BY-SA)
Not yet written up in full. The Catholic source above names this person; the name, dates and step come from Wikidata and are not yet checked against Church records.