Zenon can be celebrated on 2 feasts in the Orthodox calendar. People keep the feast of the saint they were named for, or the one their family has always kept.
Every feast on which Zenon is celebrated
| New Calendar | Feast | Old Calendar (civil date) |
|---|---|---|
| February 10 | Zeno the Faster | February 23 |
| March 3 | Zenon and Zoilos | March 16 |
The saints behind the name
Zeno the Faster
February 10, Venerable, Ζήνων ο Ταχυδρόμος
St. Zeno was born to a noble family of Caesarea in Cappadocia and served as an imperial courier under the Emperor Valens. After the emperor's death he left the world and lived as a hermit in a tomb near Antioch, in extreme poverty and silence.
Zenon and Zoilos
March 3, Venerable, Ζήνων
Sts. Zenon and Zoilos are venerable fathers whose names the Greek synaxaria record for March 3 with the simple note that they reposed in peace. Nothing further of their lives has been preserved.
Also celebrating with Zenon
These names share the feast, many of them other forms of the same name:
What to say on a name day
The Greek wish is Χρόνια Πολλά (Chronia Polla), “many years.” A call or a short message on the day is what people remember. See name day wishes you can send and what a name day is.
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