Sozon of Cilicia

Last updated September 01, 2025

Sozon of Cilicia was an early Christian martyr from Lycaonia. Originally a pagan shepherd named Tarasios, he was baptised and received the name Sozon.

His feast day in the Orthodox Church is September 7.^[1] He is the patron saint of the island of Lemnos.^[2]

His feast day in the Catholic Church is also September 7, although he is referred to as Saint Sozonte of Pompeiopolis, a ruined city near modern Taşköprü, Turkey, in the 2004 Martyrologium Romanum.^[3]

References

↑ "Memory of Saint Sozon the Martyr". Orthodox Times. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
↑ "The Church of St. Sozon". Geomonuments and Geosites of Lemnos. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
↑ Catholic Church (2004). Martyrologium Romanum (2004).

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[1] "Memory of Saint Sozon the Martyr". Orthodox Times. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 2024-08-05.

[2] "The Church of St. Sozon". Geomonuments and Geosites of Lemnos. Retrieved 5 August 2024.

[3] Catholic Church (2004). Martyrologium Romanum (2004).

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