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Zeno of Verona
Italian Catholic bishop and saint (300-371)
SaintFull write-upPre-congregation
Feast: 12 April (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
300
Died
371
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Zeno probably governed the Church of Verona from 362 to 380. St Ambrose speaks of him as a bishop of holy memory, and St Gregory the Great records a miracle at his church.
The basilica of San Zeno at Verona and some thirty churches honour him. He is in the Roman Martyrology on 12 April.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
A holy bishop and patron of Verona.
Connected on this site
- Athanasius of Alexandria Saint Teacher
- Caro di Malcesine Saint“The two hermits are chiefly remembered for helping translate the relics of Saint Zeno of Verona to the new basilica there, about the year 807, after others had failed.” — this site's research
Sources
- Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), via New Advent - St. Zeno
- Wikidata Q189776 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Zeno of Verona (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 21 September 2026. Corrections welcome.