The Apostolic Fathers · AD 70–130
Zotion of Magnesia
attested AD 107 (death unrecorded) · Deacon of Magnesia · Magnesia on the Maeander
The Apostolic Fathers
Who Zotion of Magnesia was
Deacon of Magnesia whom Ignatius calls his fellow-servant, praising him for being subject to the bishop as to the grace of God and to the presbytery as to the law of Jesus Christ.
Ignatius only (To the Magnesians 2).
Common questions
When was Zotion active?
Zotion of Magnesia is dated attested AD 107 (death unrecorded) in the archive, which places Zotion in the Apostolic Fathers (AD 70–130).
Which early sources mention Zotion?
Zotion of Magnesia is named in 1 primary-source passage catalogued here, drawn from Ignatius of Antioch. Every passage is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Where was Zotion from?
The archive associates Zotion of Magnesia with Magnesia on the Maeander.
Who were Zotion’s contemporaries?
The archive links Zotion of Magnesia to 2 other figures, including Damas of Magnesia and Ignatius of Antioch. Each connection is drawn from a source that places them together, not from inference.
Primary-source mentions (1)
Every passage below is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
To the Magnesians 2
c. AD 108…my fellow-servant the deacon Zotion, of whom may I have joy, because he is subject to the bishop as to the grace of God, and to the presbytery as to the law of Jesus Christ.Ignatius of Antioch · Magnesians · source text
Connected in the archive
People
Events in this lifetime
- AD 57 · Paul writes Romans, AD 57
- AD 62 · James the Just stoned, AD 62
- AD 64 · The Great Fire and Nero’s persecution, AD 64
- AD 70 · The fall of Jerusalem, AD 70
- AD 95 · Domitian’s reprisals, AD 95
- AD 96 · Rome writes to Corinth: 1 Clement, AD 96
- AD 112 · Pliny writes Trajan, AD 112
- AD 117 · Symeon and Ignatius martyred, AD 117
Place
Places served
The one place the sources put Zotion.