The Holy Martyrs Zenobios and Zenobia (died c.290; Greek:Ζηνόβιος καὶ Ζηνοβία; occasionally (and incorrectly) Σινόβιος καὶ Σινοβία; Latin: Zenobius et Zenobia, Slavonic: Зиновій и Зиновія) are recognized by Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church; their day is October 30.[1][2][3][4]
Zenobius and Zenobia | |
|---|---|
| Martyrs | |
| Born | 3rd century AD |
| Died | c. 290 AD Aegae, Cilicia, Roman Empire |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church Catholic Church |
| Feast | 30 October |
According to the Byzantine hagiography, Zenobius and his sister Zenobia were from Aegae, Cilicia. Zenobios was a physician and because of his divine healing powers he was consecrated bishop of Aegae. They were tortured and beheaded around 290, during Diocletian's persecutions.[5][6]
It has been argued that the characters are mythological, possibly arisen from the confusion of the reading of martyrologies.[7] Hippolyte Delehaye suggested a possible compilation by an unknown hagiographer who put together parts from the hagiography of Saints Cosmas and Damian with mentions of various saints named Zenobios/Zenobius.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b ЗИНОВИЙ И ЗИНОВИЯ at the Orthodox Encyclopedia (in Russian)
- ^ CВЯЩЕННОМУЧЕНИК ЗИНОВИЙ, ЕПИСКОП ЕГЕЙСКИЙ, И СЕСТРА ЕГО ЗИНОВИЯ (in Russian)
- ^ Свети мъченици Зиновий и Зиновия (in Bulgarian)
- ^ "Calendar of Saints - 30 October".
- ^ "The Holy Martyrs Zenobius and His Sister Zenobia" from the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America website (assessed December 13, 2014)
- ^ Charlotte Mary Yonge, History of Christian names. By the author of The heir of Redclyffe, 1884, p. 62
- ^ "Zenobiusz" (retrieved December 13, 2014) (in Polish)