Zenobios and Zenobia

The Holy Martyrs Zenobios and Zenobia (died ~ 290; Greek:Ζηνόβιος/Ζινόβιος κα Ζηνοβία; Σινόβιος κα Σινοβία; Latin: Zenobius et Zenobia, Cyrillic alphabet: Зиновий и Зиновия) are recognized by Eastern Orthodox Church; their day is October 30. [1] [2][3]

According to the Byzantine hagiography, Zenobios 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 at about 290, during Diocletian's persecutions.[4][5]

It has been argued that the characters are legendary, possibly arisen from the confusion of the reading of martyrologies.[6] 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 2 ЗИНОВИЙ И ЗИНОВИЯ at the Orthodox Encyclopedia (Russian)
  2. ↑ CВЯЩЕННОМУЧЕНИК ЗИНОВИЙ, ЕПИСКОП ЕГЕЙСКИЙ, И СЕСТРА ЕГО ЗИНОВИЯ (Russian)
  3. ↑ Свети мъченици Зиновий и Зиновия (Bulgarian)
  4. ↑ "The Holy Martyrs Zenobius and His Sister Zenobia" from the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America website (assessed December 13, 2014)
  5. ↑ Charlotte Mary Yonge, History of Christian names. By the author of The heir of Redclyffe, 1884, p. 62
  6. ↑ "Zenobiusz" (retrieved December 13 2014) (Polish)
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