Zoe of Rome
Saint Zoe of Rome (died c. 286) was a noblewoman, married to Nicostratus, a high Roman court official.[1] For six years she had been unable to speak. Saint Sebastian made the sign of the cross over the woman, and she immediately began to speak and she glorified Jesus.[2] Nicostratus and his wife asked for baptism.[3] She lived during the reign of Emperor Diocletian and his early persecution of Christians.[4]
Saint Zoe of Rome | |
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.png.webp) Saint Zoe, Martyr (18th-century, Portuguese) | |
| Martyr | |
| Born | not known |
| Died | c. 286 |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Canonized | Pre-Congregation |
| Feast | July 5 (Roman Catholic) December 18 (Eastern Orthodox) |
She was greatly devoted to Saint Peter, and was praying by his tomb when she was arrested for her faith. She died, stifled by smoke, hung over a fire.[5] Her body then was thrown into the River Tiber.[2]
She is considered a saint in the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches.[6]
References
- Monks of Ramsgate. "Zoe". Book of Saints 1921. CatholicSaints.Info. 6 July 2016
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - Orthodox Church in America. "Lives of the Saints: Martyr Sebastian at Rome, and his companions". www.oca.org.
- Orthodox Church in America. "Martyr Zoe at Rome". oca.org.
- Catholic Online. "Saints and Angels: St. Zoe of Rome". www.catholic.org.
- Butler, Alban. The Lives or the Fathers, Martyrs and Other Principal Saints, Vol.I
- "St. Zoe at Rome". Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
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