Martyr
Zosimus
Martyr named in the early martyrologies; the sources preserve few details about him.
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- Feast
- October 17old style October 30
- Era
- unknown
- Order
- Martyrs
Life
Holy Martyr Zosimus was a martyr and a companion of Saint Ignatius of Antioch. Saint Polycarp names Zosimus and Rufus in his letter to the Philippians, as men who shared in the Lord's passion. His commemoration falls on 17 October in the Roman Martyrology (Gregorian calendar); he is counted a saint of the undivided Church.
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