When is Zinovios’s name day?

Zinovios’s name day is May 25, the feast of Zenobios of Florence.

Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on June 7 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on May 25.

The saint behind the name

• Zenobios of Florence

  May 25, Hierarch, Ζηνόβιος Φλωρεντίας

  Zenobios was born in Florence to a noble family and was brought to Christ by his teacher. Ordained by the bishop of Florence, he became a friend of Saint Ambrose of Milan and later Bishop of Florence himself.

  Name days: Zinovios, Zenobius

Also celebrating on May 25

These names share the feast, many of them other forms of the same name:

Zenobius

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.