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Zacchaeus of Jerusalem
Roman saint and Jewish bishop of Jerusalem
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Feast: 23 August (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
100
Died
116
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Commemoration of Saint Zacchaeus, bishop, who tradition says governed the Church of Jerusalem, fourth after Saint James, the brother of the Lord.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 23 August as a bishop who, tradition says, governed the Church of Jerusalem.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 23 August (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q139797 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Zacchaeus of Jerusalem (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.