Saint Zeno of Alexandria

Memorial

• 20 December

Profile

Roman soldier assigned to guard a group of Egyptian Christians imprisoned for their faith in the persecutions of Decius. During their trial he encouraged the prisoners not to apostatize. Arrested as a Christian, he was martyred with Saint Ammon, Saint Ingen, Saint Ptolomy, and Saint Theophilis.

Died

• beheaded in 249 at Alexandria, Egypt

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Zeno of Alexandria”. Saints.SQPN.com. 4 June 2012. Web. 24 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-zeno-of-alexandria/>