Exuperius and Zoe

Saints

Exuperius and Zoe
Martyrs
Died127
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Church
CanonizedPre-congregation
Feast2 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.

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