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Zenobius of Sidon
SaintResearchedPre-congregation
Feast: 20 February (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
310
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Antioch in Syria, commemoration of Saint Tyrannio, bishop of Tyre and martyr, who, instructed in the Christian faith from his earliest years, was torn with iron hooks together with the priest Zenobius and won the crown of victory.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 20 February as the priest who was torn with iron hooks at Antioch together with Saint Tyrannio, bishop of Tyre.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 20 February (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q9390065 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.