Feast Day: October 30th


The Life of Saint Zenobius and Saint Zenobia: Bishop Zenobius replied: “Life without Christ is not life but death, whereas death for the sake of Christ is not death but life.” When Bishop Zenobios was subjected to cruel tortures, such as hanging him from a trestle and dismembering his body, Zenobia came to the judge in anger and said: “I also want to drink from this cup of suffering, and be crowned with that wreath.”…

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Prayers

Apolytikion – Tone 4: As brother and sister united in goodness you contested together, Zenobius and Zenobia. You received Incorruptible Crowns and unending Glory, and shine forth with the Grace of healing upon those in the world.

Kontakion – Tone 4: Let us sing praises to the brother and sister, Witnesses of Truth and preachers of piety who together received Martyrs’ Crowns, Holy Zenobius and Zenobia.


Saint Zenobius and Saint Zenobia were brother and sister. They inherited the True Faith and great material wealth from their parents and worked zealously to spread Christianity, and distributed all their wealth to the poor. Saint Zenobius was granted to work Miracles by merely touching the sick. He was appointed Bishop of Aegea because of his great love to the people.

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Prefect Lysias arrested Saint Zenobius and said: “I offer you two choices: life or death; life if you worship the gods, or death if you do not.” Saint Zenobius replied:

“Life without Christ is not life but death, whereas death for the sake of Christ is not death but life.”

Saint Zenobius was then hung from a trestle and his body dismembered. Seeing this, his sister Saint Zenobia came to the judge in anger and said:

“I also want to drink from this cup of suffering, and be Crowned with that wreath.”

Saint Zenobius and Saint Zenobia were then tortured by being stretched out on an iron bed covered with burning coals and thrown in boiling pitch, however they were refreshed with the dew of Heaven. They were then beheaded.


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