Saint Zeno of Verona
Statue of Saint Zeno from the Basilica of San Zeno, Verona, Italy
Preacher, Bishop
Born	c.300, Mauretania
Died	April 12, 371
Attributes	Fishing Rod
Patronage	Fishermen, Babies, Verona

Zeno of Verona, Italian: Zenone da Verona (about 300 - 371 or 300 - 380) was either an early Christian Bishop or martyr. He is a saint in the Roman Catholic church. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1536x2048, 1476 KB) En: San Zeno basilica, Verona, Italy Fr: basilique Saint Zéno, Vérone, Italie Copyright © 2004 David Monniaux File links The following pages link to this file: Zeno of Verona ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1536x2048, 1476 KB) En: San Zeno basilica, Verona, Italy Fr: basilique Saint Zéno, Vérone, Italie Copyright © 2004 David Monniaux File links The following pages link to this file: Zeno of Verona ... April 12 is the 102nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (103rd in leap years). ... Events Martin of Tours becomes Bishop of Tours _ year approximate Baekje forces storm the Goguryeo capital in Pyongyang Births Valentinian II - titular Roman emperor - year approximate Deaths August 1 - St Eusebius of Vercelli St Hilarion - year approximate Lucifer of Cagliari - bishop King Gogugwon of Goguryeo Categories: 371 ... In several forms of the church of Christianity, but especially in Roman Catholicism, a patron saint has special affinity for a trade or group. ... A Christian is a follower of Jesus Christ. ... A bishop is an ordained member of the Christian clergy who, in certain Christian churches, holds a position of authority. ... Historically, a martyr is a person who dies for their convictions or religious faith, such as during the persecution of early Christians in the Roman Empire. ... Various religions treat the details of such a person differently and their viewpoints are seen below. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ...

There is an entry in the Roman Martyrology for the Bishop of Verona who was martyred by Roman Emperor Gallenius, on April 12, 371. There are many problems with this date however, as Gallenius' rule ended in 268. The more likely candidate for Saint Zeno was confessor who governed the Church of Verona as Bishop from 362-380. His birth date is controversial but is placed sometime in the early 4th century in Mauretania near Algiers, North Africa. It is not clear whether there were two (or more) separate men with the same name or if the dates are incorrect. According to legend he was stolen at birth and briefly replaced by a demonic changeling. A martyrology is a catalogue or list of martyrs, or, more exactly, of saints, arranged in the order of their anniversaries. ... Map of Italy showing Verona in the north Verona (population est. ... Gallienus depicted on a lead seal. ... April 12 is the 102nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (103rd in leap years). ... Events Martin of Tours becomes Bishop of Tours _ year approximate Baekje forces storm the Goguryeo capital in Pyongyang Births Valentinian II - titular Roman emperor - year approximate Deaths August 1 - St Eusebius of Vercelli St Hilarion - year approximate Lucifer of Cagliari - bishop King Gogugwon of Goguryeo Categories: 371 ... The title confessor is used in the Christian Church in two separate ways. ... Mauretania was a Berber kingdom on the Mediterranean coast of north Africa (named after the Mauri tribe, after whom the Moors were named), corresponding to western Algeria and northern Morocco. ... Map of Algeria showing Algiers province Algiers (French Alger, (Arabic: ولاية الجزائر) El-Jazair, The Islands) is the capital and largest city of Algeria in North Africa. ...  Northern Africa (UN subregion)  geographic, including above North Africa or Northern Africa is the northernmost region of the African continent. ... St. ... Trolls with the changeling they have raised, John Bauer, 1913. ...

Zeno is the patron saint of fishermen and anglers, the city of Verona, Italy, newborn babies as well as children learning to speak and walk. He most often represented with fishing related item such as a fish, fishing rod, or a bishop holding a fishing rod. Some 30 churches or chapels have been built in his name. His feast day is April 12. In several forms of the church of Christianity, but especially in Roman Catholicism, a patron saint has special affinity for a trade or group. ... Categories: Stub ... This page is about the city in Italy; for other uses, see Verona (disambiguation). ... The calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organising a liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with a saint, and referring to the day as the saints day of that saint. ...

External links

• Catholic Encyclopedia entry
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• The Lives or the Fathers, Martyrs and Other Principal Saints as reprinted by Eternal Word Television Network

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