Saint Zenobius of Florence
![[Saint Zenobius of Florence]](http://saints.sqpn.com/wp-content/gallery/saint-zenobius-of-florence/saint-zenonbius-of-florence-01.jpg "33kb jpg detail from 'Saint Zenobius Performs a Miracle' by Veneziano Domenico, c.1445, tempera on wood, Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, England")
Also known as
- Zanobi of Florence
- Zenobio of Florence
Profile
Born a pagan, Zenobius converted and was baptized as an adult. Priest. Archdeacon. Friend of Saint Ambrose of Milan. Counselor to Pope Saint Damasus I. First bishop of Florence, Italy. Worked with Saint Eugenius and Saint Crescentius. Fought Arianism. Miracle worker, reviving five people from the dead.
Additional Information
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- Catholic Encyclopedia
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
- Wikipedia
MLA Citation
- “Saint Zenobius of Florence”. Saints.SQPN.com. 15 December 2009. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-zenobius-of-florence/>
