Martyr
Zeno
Soldier martyr of Nicomedia
A soldier martyr of Nicomedia, beheaded for mocking a sacrifice, a saint of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Roman Martyrology.
- Feast
- December 22old style January 4
- Era
- 4th century
- Place
- Nicomedia
- Order
- Martyrs
Life
Zeno was a soldier and martyr at Nicomedia. According to the Roman Martyrology, he mocked Diocletian for sacrificing to Ceres, for which his jawbones were fractured, his teeth plucked out and his head struck off. He is a saint of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Roman Martyrology.
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