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Zoticus of Constantinople
Christian martyr
SaintFull write-upAncient RomePre-congregation
Feast: 31 December (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
301
Died
350
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
On the same day, St. Zoticus, a Roman priest, who went to Constantinople and dedicated himself to the work of taking care of orphans.
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 Dominican Martyrology (1955) remembers him on 31 December.
Sources
- The Martyrology of the Order of Friars Preachers (tr. W. R. Bonniwell OP, 1955), 31 December
- Wikidata Q3464125 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.