Exuperius and Zoe

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Saints

Exuperius and Zoe
Martyrs
Died127
Venerated in Roman Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Church [1]
Canonized Pre-congregation
Feast 2 May

Exuperius and Zoe are Christian martyrs who were murdered in 127. They were spouses and slaves of a pagan in Pamphylia, in modern Turkey. They were murdered with their sons, Cyriacus and Theodolus, for refusing to participate in pagan rites when one of their sons was born. [2]

Notes

  1. ↑ (in Greek) Οἱ Ἅγιοι Ἕσπερος καὶ Ζωὴ οἱ Μάρτυρες καὶ τὰ τέκνα αὐτῶν Κυριάκος καὶ Θεόδουλος. 2 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
  2. ↑ "St. Exuperius - Saints & Angels". Catholic Online.
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