The Hieromartyr Zenobius and his sister Zenobia
They were from the town of Aegea in Cilicia. They inherited the true Faith and great material wealth from their parents. Working zealously for the Faith and with great love, they distributed all their wealth to the poor. Because their hands were so generous, the hand of God shielded them from every evil intent of men and demons. The generous hands of Zenobius, which gave to the poor, were endowed by God with the gift of miracle-working, and Zenobius healed the sick of every kind of infirmity mereby touching them. Zenobius was appointed Bishop of Aegea. During a persecution, the Prefect Lysias arrested him and said: “I offer you two choices: life or death; life if you worship the gods, or death if you do not.” St. Zenobius replied: “Life without Christ is not life but death, whereas death for the sake of Christ is not death but life.” When Zenobius was subjected to cruel tortures, Zenobia came to the judge and said: “I also want to drink
from this cup of suffering, and be crowned with that wreath.” After be- ing tortured in fire and in boiling pitch, both were beheaded with the sword in about the year 285. Thus this brother and sister took up their habitation in the Kingdom of the Immortal Christ the King.
