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Zephaniah
prophet
SaintFull write-upDate unknown
Feast: 3 December (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
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
Commemoration of Saint Zephaniah, prophet, who in the days of Josiah, king of Judah, foretold the ruin of the wicked on the day of the Lord's anger and comforted the people of the poor and the needy in the hope of salvation.
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 3 December as the prophet who in the days of King Josiah foretold the ruin of the wicked and comforted the poor and the needy with the hope of salvation.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 3 December (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q1761359 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.