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'''Saint Zoilus''' (d. [[301]] AD) is venerated as a [[saint]] by the [[Catholic Church]]. [[Christian]] tradition states that he was a young man martyred with nineteen others at [[Córdoba]] under [[Diocletian]].
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'''Saint Zoilus''' (died 304 AD) is venerated as a [[saint]] by the [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Orthodox Church]] and the [[Roman Catholic Church]]. Christian tradition states that he was a young man martyred with nineteen others at [[Córdoba, Spain]], under [[Diocletian]].


==Veneration==
==Veneration==
His name is mentioned by [[Prudentius]] and his name appears in the ''[[Martyrologium Hieronymianum]]'' as well as the ''Roman Martyrology''.
Their [[relics]] were enshrined at the abbey named after him: the Benedictine abbey of San Zoilo de Carrión at [[Carrión de los Condes]], in the province of [[León]].

His [[relic]]s were enshrined at the abbey named after him: the Benedictine abbey of [[San Zoilo de Carrión]] at [[Carrión de los Condes]], in the [[Province of Palencia]]. There was also a monastery near Córdoba dedicated to him. Some of the subsequent [[Martyrs of Córdoba]] were associated with this monastery.

His feast was also celebrated at [[Chester]];<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110516195621/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1O100-Zoilus.html Zoilus – The Oxford Dictionary of Saints – HighBeam Research<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> he was anciently and incorrectly considered to have reigned by the city's inhabitants.

==References==
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*[http://www.saintpatrickdc.org/ss/0627.shtml#zoil Saints of June 27: Zoilus and Companions]

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[[Category:Saints from Hispania]]
[[Category:304 deaths]]
[[Category:4th-century Christian martyrs]]
[[Category:4th-century Romans]]
[[Category:People from Córdoba, Spain]]
[[Category:Year of birth unknown]]


==External links==
*[http://www.saintpatrickdc.org/ss/0627.htm#zoil Saints of June 27: Zoilus and Companions]


[[Category:Spanish saints|Zoilus]]
[[Category:Christian martyrs of the Roman era|Zoilus]]
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Latest revision as of 12:40, 5 September 2024

Zoilus
Córdoba, Ermita de San Zoilo, statue of the saint over the portal
Died304 AD
Venerated inOrthodox Church
Roman Catholic Church
Major shrineSan Zoilo de Carrión at Carrión de los Condes
Feast27 June,[1] 22 December (Eastern Christianity)[2]

Saint Zoilus (died 304 AD) is venerated as a saint by the Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church. Christian tradition states that he was a young man martyred with nineteen others at Córdoba, Spain, under Diocletian.

Veneration

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His name is mentioned by Prudentius and his name appears in the Martyrologium Hieronymianum as well as the Roman Martyrology.

His relics were enshrined at the abbey named after him: the Benedictine abbey of San Zoilo de Carrión at Carrión de los Condes, in the Province of Palencia. There was also a monastery near Córdoba dedicated to him. Some of the subsequent Martyrs of Córdoba were associated with this monastery.

His feast was also celebrated at Chester;[3] he was anciently and incorrectly considered to have reigned by the city's inhabitants.

References

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  1. ^ "Feast Days – June". Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Άγιος Ζωΐλος" (in Greek). Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  3. ^ Zoilus – The Oxford Dictionary of Saints – HighBeam Research