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Saint Zeno of Egypt (died c. 451) was an early Christian hermit from Egypt venerated as a saint and one of the Desert Fathers. He belonged to the second generation of Scetis monks.

1871–1938 · Contemporary

Zofia Sieliwiorstowa, born Sofiya Panfilovna Selivyorstova (September 17, 1871, in Iznair – February 28, 1938, at the Butovo firing range), was a Russian novice who was canonized in 2000 as part of the Synaxis of New Martyrs and Confessors of the Russian Church.

981–1022 · Medieval

Zoltan Arpad (born 981 in Eger, died 1022) was a wandering preacher and a direct descendant of Árpád, the first ruler of Hungary. He was the son of Laszlo and Dorrotya. The chronicles of Gallus Anonymus mention that Zoltan had two sons.

301–350 · Early Church

Zoticus was a Christian priest who died a martyr in 350. Originally from Rome, he was a friend of Emperor Constantine when the latter established the capital of the Roman Empire in Byzantium, which became Constantinople in the 4th century.

150 · Early Church

Saint Zeno was a Christian who lived in the 3rd century AD in the city of Rome, Italy. He served as a tribune in the Roman army during the Late Empire. He died a martyr between 298 and 304 AD, according to various sources, during the Christian persecutions.

1550–1610 · Reformation

Ioasaf of Borovsk (died July 5, 1610) was a Russian clergyman and archimandrite of the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius (1605–1610). He was the inspiration behind the sixteen-month defense of the Trinity Lavra against Polish-Lithuanian invaders. He died during the siege of the St.

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Saint Hieromartyr Eutychius is an early Christian saint. The Orthodox Church commemorates Saint Eutychius on August 24 (September 6). He was a native of Sebaste. He received Christianity from the Apostle John the Theologian, whom he followed everywhere, imitating his life.

810 · Medieval · Benedictines

Alburga, or Æthelburh (died c. 810), was a princess of Wessex and later abbess of Wilton Abbey near Salisbury. She is a saint in the Catholic Church, with her feast day on December 25. She is also venerated in the Western Orthodox Church on December 25 (January 7).

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Saint Eloquius of Lagny was an Irish monk and evangelist of the mid-7th century who died in 666. A disciple and successor of Saint Fursey of Péronne as abbot of Lagny, Saint Eloquius is commemorated on December 3.

600 · Medieval

Saint Aemiliana was a 6th-century Roman citizen. A charitable Christian, she was the aunt of the famous Doctor of the Church and Pope Gregory the Great. Celebrated on January 5, Aemiliana is a saint of the Roman Catholic Church.

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Saint Eternus, or Æternus in Latin, was a bishop of Évreux in Normandy. He is known to us through his successor, Saint Aquilin, who bestowed upon him the modest title of beatus.

1118 · Medieval · Carthusian Order

Stephen of Bourg, who died on February 4, 1118, was a companion of Saint Bruno, founder of the Grande Chartreuse, and later prior of the Charterhouse of Meyriat in the Diocese of Belley. He is commemorated locally on January 4.

1155–1208 · Medieval · Carthusian Order

Saint Stephen of Châtillon, born in 1155 in Châtillon, France, and died in 1208, was a Carthusian monk, prior of the Charterhouse of Portes in Bugey, and bishop of Die from 1202. Liturgically, he is commemorated on September 7 (October 13 in the Carthusian calendar).

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Saint Eventius was a Roman priest martyred in 115 or 117, according to the Liber Pontificalis. He was beheaded alongside Pope Saint Alexander I and Saint Theodulus.

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Saint Evette is the patron saint of the fishermen of the Bay of Audierne. Since the 15th century, she has been known successively as Dezmat, Dumette, Damet, Devet, Eavet, and Evette.

1889–1937 · Contemporary

Hieromartyr John (Melnichenko), born Ivan Sidorovich Melnichenko (September 26, 1889, Ustye, Bershad Raion, Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine — September 15, 1937, Burma, Shet Raion, Karaganda Oblast, Kazakhstan), was a priest and hieromartyr.