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Zenobios and Zenobia

Zenobios and Zenobia

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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]

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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

  1. [1]
    ЗИНОВИЙ И ЗИНОВИЯ at the Orthodox Encyclopedia (in Russian)
  2. [2]
    CВЯЩЕННОМУЧЕНИК ЗИНОВИЙ, ЕПИСКОП ЕГЕЙСКИЙ, И СЕСТРА ЕГО ЗИНОВИЯ (in Russian)
  3. [3]
    Свети мъченици Зиновий и Зиновия (in Bulgarian)
  4. [4]
    "Calendar of Saints - 30 October".
  5. [5]
    "The Holy Martyrs Zenobius and His Sister Zenobia" from the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America website (assessed December 13, 2014)
  6. [6]
    Charlotte Mary Yonge, History of Christian names. By the author of The heir of Redclyffe, 1884, p. 62
  7. [7]
    "Zenobiusz" (retrieved December 13, 2014) (in Polish)
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