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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
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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.
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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
- 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)
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