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Zama
first bishop of Bologna
SaintFull write-upPre-congregation
Feast: 28 September (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
400
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Bologna, Saint Zama, held to be the first bishop of the city.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 28 September as the man held to be the first bishop of Bologna.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 28 September (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q4023755 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.