Saint Zeno of Verona

We only note here that Baronius, in order to resolve all these differences, recognizes two Saint Zenons of Ver ona: o Vérone City of birth and foundation of the order of Fazzio. ne a bishop and martyr under Gallie Gallien Roman emperor associated with the reign of Valerian. nus, and the other a bishop, confessor, and author of the *Homilies*, aroun d the time of saint Ambroise Saint who appeared in a vision to Bruno. Saint Ambrose. Others believe that the same person is sometimes called a Martyr, because he suffered much during the persecutions, and at other times a confessor, because he did not shed his blood for the defense of the faith. According to some authors, the Gallienus whose daughter he delivered is not the Emperor Gallienus, but some prince from near Verona, much later than that emperor. These remarks should in no way prevent one from adhering to the substance of what we have said.

In 1508, one hundred and twenty-seven sermons were printed in Venice under the name of Saint Zeno; they were reprinted in Verona in 1586, and in the Library of the Fathers, only the first part bears the name of Saint Zeno in the manuscripts, as in the one given by Binemar to the monastery of Saint-Remi in Reims; the second contains pieces by various authors whose names are unknown. This led Tillemont, Dupin, Ceillier, etc., into several errors; faults which were very well pointed out by the Ballerini brothers in the excellent M.M. Ballerini Learned brothers from Verona, editors of the works of Zeno. edition they produced of Zeno's works in Verona in 1739, in-folio, and which they dedicated to Cardinal Passionei. These two scholars also shed the greatest light on the difficulties that could be raised concerning the Saint's writings. They called his sermons Tractatus, following the a ncient ma Tractatus Short and familiar instructions addressed to the people by Zeno. nuscripts. This was the name formerly given to the short and familiar instructions that were given to the people.

The *treatises* or sermons of Saint Zeno are divided into two books, one of which contains sixteen, and the other seventy-seven. Those of the second book are much shorter than those of the first. One finds in all of them very important things regarding dogma, morality, and discipline. It appears, from the thirty-fifth, bk. II, p. 23, that, in the time of Saint Zeno, it was the custom to immerse the entire body of those being baptized in water (which was heated). This Saint is also the only author who speaks of the custom of giving a medal to all baptized persons. See M.M. Ballerini, *Annot. in loc. cit.*, p. 233 and in bk. I, tract. 14, p. 188.

These skilled critics have provided, in the form of an appendix, the sermons falsely attributed to Saint Zeno. Two are by Potamius, a Greek bishop. They are cited in a letter written to Saint Athanasius, and published by D. Luc d'Achery, Spicil. vol. III, p. 299. Five hav e as their au saint Hilaire Bishop and Doctor of the Church, ally of Eusebius against Arianism. thor Saint Hilary, who was a contemporary of Saint Zeno. There are four others which are merely a translation of Saint Basil, which appears to have been made by Ru Rufin d'Aquilée Ecclesiastical historian whose work serves as a source (erroneously mentioned as 'Enfin'). finus of Aquileia. — See the Patrologia of M. Migne, vol. 21.