Zoticus

Holy Hieromartyr Zoticus was bishop of Comana and died a martyr in the persecution of Septimius Severus, around the year 204.

He is known for his opposition to the Montanist heresy. Once, in the third century, Bishop Zoticus and Bishop Julian of Apamea went to a town called Pepuza to exorcize the demons from Maximilla. There they silenced the followers of Themiso so that they would not go on spreading falsehood, and Zoticus tried to show Maximilla why Montanism was wrong. The exorcism was stopped by the followers of Themiso. The Comana of Zoticus is sometimes identified with the one in Cappadocia, but other sources dispute this and suggest a Comana in Italy. His Life, the Vita Zotici, was written in the reign of Michael IV (1034 to 1041).

His commemoration is kept on 21 July. He is a saint of the undivided Church.