Saints Exuperius and Zoe | |
|---|---|
| Martyrs | |
| Died | AD 127 |
| 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 AD 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]
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- ^ (in Greek) Οἱ Ἅγιοι Ἕσπερος καὶ Ζωὴ οἱ Μάρτυρες καὶ τὰ τέκνα αὐτῶν Κυριάκος καὶ Θεόδουλος. 2 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ^ "St. Exuperius - Saints & Angels". Catholic Online.
