Zenais the Wonderworker

Holy Zenais of Caesarea in Palestine, a wonderworker of the early Church.

Saint Zenais lived in Caesarea in Palestine and is remembered in the synaxaria as a wonderworker who healed the sick through her prayers. Tradition relates that she gave her life for Christ during the persecutions of the third century.

Feast day

On the New Calendar, Zenais the Wonderworker is commemorated on June 7. Churches on the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the feast on June 20 of the civil calendar.

Who celebrates a name day

People with these names keep their name day on this feast:

Zenais, Zinaida, Zenaida

Also commemorated on June 7

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  Theodotus of Ancyra

  Martyr, Θεόδοτος

  Holy Martyr Theodotus of Ancyra.

  Name days: Theodotos, Theodotus

• Potamiaena of Alexandria and Basilides

  Holy Woman, Ποταμιαίνη

  Holy Virgin Martyr Potamiaena of Alexandria, and the soldier Basilides who was converted by her.

• Panagis Basias of Kefalonia

  Venerable, Παναγής Μπασιάς

  Venerable Panagis (Paisios) Basias of Lixouri, Kefalonia, priest and fool for Christ of the nineteenth century.

  Name days: Panagis

• Anastasios Gordios

  Venerable, Αναστάσιος ο Γόρδιος

  Venerable Anastasios Gordios of Vraniana in Agrapha, priest-monk and teacher of the enslaved Greek nation.

• Aesia and Susanna, Martyrs

  Holy Woman, Αισία και Σωσάννα

  Holy Virgin Martyrs Aesia and Susanna of Caesarea in Palestine.

  Name days: Sousanna, Susanna, Susan, Souzana, Suzanna

• Lykarion the Martyr

  Martyr, Λυκαρίων

  Holy Martyr Lykarion of Egypt, who suffered for Christ in his youth.