Zeno of Verona


Zeno of Verona
Statue of Saint Zeno from the Basilica of San Zeno
Bishop, Martyr
Born300
Mauretania
Died12 April 371 (aged 71–72)
Verona
Major shrineBasilica of San Zeno, Verona
Feast12 April; 21 May (translation of relics)
Attributesfish, fishing rod, or a bishop holding a fishing rod, or with a fish hanging from his crozier.
PatronageFishermen, anglers, newborn babies, Verona, Campione d'Italia

Zeno of Verona (Venetian: Xenòn de Verona or Xen de Verona; Italian: Zenone da Verona; about 300 – 371 or 380) was an Afro-Italian Christian figure believed to have either served as Bishop of Verona or died as a martyr. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church.