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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


from its origins to circa AD 700, across the entire Christian world


Name

Zenaida and Philonella, martyrs and followers of Apostle Paul

Saint ID

S01656

Gender
Type of Saint
Martyrs
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E03891The Church Calendar of Ioane Zosime, compiled in Georgian in the 10th c., based however on 5th-7th c. prototypes from Palestine, commemorates on 10 October *Thekla (follower of the Apostle Paul, S00092), *Euphemia (martyr of Chalcedon, S00017), *Zenaida (martyr and follower of Apostle Paul, S01656), and possibly *Gregory the Illuminator (the converter of Armenia, S00251).