Zoe of Rome

Saint Zoe of Rome (d. ca. 286) was a noblewoman, married to Nicostratus, a high Roman court official. She lived during Emperor Diocletian's early persecution of the Christian Church.http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=2086 She was greatly devoted to St Peter and was praying by his tomb when she was arrested for her faith and was martyred by hanging from a tree by her hair while being burnt to death by a fire lit at her feet. Her feast day is July 5. http://saints.sqpn.com/saintz08.htm
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Category:Christian martyrs of the Roman era
Category:Female saints
Category:3rd-century Christian martyr saints
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