Saint
Zeno
Bishop of Maiuma
Bishop of Maiuma near Gaza, cousin of the martyrs Eusebius, Nestabus and Zeno, for whom he built a church.
- Feast
- December 26old style January 8
- Era
- 5th century
- Place
- Maiuma (port of Gaza), Palestine (cousin of the martyrs Eusebius, Nestabus and Zeno; built their basilica)
- Order
- Hierarchs
Life
Zeno was bishop of Maiuma, the port of Gaza in Palestine, and cousin of the martyrs Eusebius, Nestabus and Zeno, for whom he built a church.
The Roman Martyrology commemorates him on 26 December and adds that until the end of his life he worked at weaving to earn his living and to help the poor. No other details of his life survive.
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