Zoe of Rome | |
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.png) 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 |
Saint Zoe of Rome (diedc. 286) was anoblewoman, married to Nicostratus, a highRoman court official.
For six years she had been unable to speak.Saint Sebastian made thesign of the cross over the woman, and she immediately began to speak and she glorifiedJesus.[1] Zoe asked forbaptism.[2] She lived during the reign ofEmperorDiocletian andhis early persecution ofChristians.
She was greatly devoted toSaint Peter, and was discoveredpraying byhis tomb when she was arrested for her faith. She died, stifled by smoke, hung over a fire.[3] Her body then was thrown into the RiverTiber.[1]
She is considered a saint in theRoman Catholic Church andEastern Orthodox Church[4] and has a feast day of 5 July in both, although she is also venerated by the Eastern Orthodox Church on 18 December along withSaint Sebastian and other martyrs.[5]
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