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Zoe of Rome

martyr saint

SaintAncient RomePre-congregation

Feast: 5 July (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born
—
unknown
Died
286
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began

Who they were

Saint Zoe of Rome (died c. 286) was a noblewoman, married to Nicostratus, a high Roman court official.

Summary from Wikipedia (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

Limited information is available on this saint so far.

Sources
  • Santi, beati e testimoni — Santa Zoe — 'Santa Zoe, sposa e martire, 5 luglio' — the wife of the martyr Nicostratus, put to death at Rome under Diocletian; her relics are at Santa Prassede.
  • Wikidata Q2341507 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
  • English Wikipedia — Zoe of Rome (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.

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