Sozon of Cilicia
Sozon of Cilicia | |
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 Fresco of Saint Sozon's martyrdom from Dionysiou Monastery, 1547 | |
| Born | 3nd century AD Lycaonia |
| Died | 304 AD Cilicia |
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| Patronage | Lemnos, Greece |
Sozon of Cilicia was an early Christian martyr from Lycaonia. Originally a pagan shepherd named Tarasios, he was baptised and received the name Sozon.
His feast day in the Orthodox Church is September 7.[1] He is the patron saint of the island of Lemnos.[2]
His feast day in the Catholic Church is also September 7, although he is referred to as Saint Sozonte of Pompeiopolis, a ruined city near modern Taşköprü, Turkey, in the 2004 Martyrologium Romanum.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Memory of Saint Sozon the Martyr". Orthodox Times. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
- ↑ "The Church of St. Sozon". Geomonuments and Geosites of Lemnos. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ↑ Catholic Church (2004). Martyrologium Romanum (2004).
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