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Thursday, November 12
Prophet Ahijah the Shilonite
Sinaxarion

Martyr

Zeno and Nestor

Martyrs commemorated together: Zeno with his brothers, and Nestor.

Feast
September 21old style October 4
Era
2nd century
Order
Martyrs

Life

Holy Martyrs Zeno and Nestor are commemorated together on 21 September. Zeno suffered together with his brothers Eusebius and Nestabus, natives of Gaza, in the time of the emperor Julian the Apostate (360 to 363). Being Christians, they were seized by the pagans of the city and suffered many blows, being dragged through the streets. They were cruelly tortured in various ways, then their heads were crushed with stones, and their bodies were taken out of the city and burned in a furnace.

Nestor is commemorated in the calendar of the Church of Greece (new style), together with the martyrs Busiris and Priscus. Other details about him are not preserved.

Commemorated the same day September 21