Zamudas of Jerusalem

Saint Zamudas of Jerusalem
Diedc. 283 AD
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
FeastFebruary 19

Zamudas (Zambdas, Zabdas, Bazas) of Jerusalem was the thirty-seventh bishop of Jerusalem. There are divergent dates on the period of his episcopate, with some sources placing it between 276 and 283, while one source dates it to as late as 302. He succeeded Hymenaeus as bishop. He is venerated as a saint and is connected with the legend of the Theban Legion.

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