Zeno of Verona


Zeno of Verona
Statue of Saint Zeno from the Basilica of San Zeno
Bishop, Martyr
Born300
Mauretania
Died12 April 371 (aged 71-72)
Verona
Major shrineBasilica of San Zeno, Verona
Feast12 April; 21 May (translation of relics)
Attributesfish, fishing rod, or a bishop holding a fishing rod, or with a fish hanging from his crozier.
PatronageFishermen, anglers, newborn babies, Verona, Campione d'Italia

Zeno of Verona (Venetian: Xenòn de Verona or Xen de Verona; Italian: Zenone da Verona; about 300 – 371 or 380) was an Afro-Italian Christian figure believed to have either served as Bishop of Verona or died as a martyr. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church.


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