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St. Rufus of Antioch
Died c. 107 · Martyr
Associated with Faith, Perseverance, Martyrs; patronage includes No specific patronage securely documented in the sources reviewed..
Biography and devotion
St. Rufus of Antioch: life, patronage, and devotion
Rufus is remembered with Zosimus as a martyr associated with Ignatius of Antioch. Their shared account follows.
Rufus and Zosimus (died 107 AD) are 2nd century Christian martyrs venerated by the Roman Catholic and the Eastern Orthodox churches. They lived in Antioch and were martyred with Ignatius of Antioch during the persecution of Christians under the Roman emperor Trajan. They were killed by beasts in the Roman arena two days before Ignatius suffered the same fate. Their feast day is December 18.
Prayer
St. Rufus of Antioch, pray for us before Our Lord Jesus Christ. Ask him to strengthen our faith, increase our charity, and grant us perseverance in hope. Bring our intentions before him, according to his holy will. Amen.
Sources
Biographical source: Rufus and Zosimus. Selected and reformatted from Wikipedia contributors; CC BY-SA 4.0. The adapted biographical text is shared under the same license. Contributor history.
At a glance
- Life dates
- Died c. 107
- Feast day
- December 18
- Vocation / order
- Martyr
- Patronage
- No specific patronage securely documented in the sources reviewed.
Relic in the Chasing Saints collection
A relic of St. Rufus of Antioch is present in the Chasing Saints Relic Collection. Private registry details, certificate IDs, provenance notes, and storage information are intentionally not shown publicly.
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