Venerable
Zebinas, Ascetic of the Syrian Deserts
Venerable Zebinas, Ascetic of the Syrian Deserts
New Calendar February 23 Old Calendar March 8
Why they are a saint
Orthodox Christians remember Zebinas, Ascetic of the Syrian Deserts for the monastic life named in the calendar. Venerable saints are honored for finishing the monastic and ascetic path. His feast keeps the memory of that ascetic path. This memory is kept in the Antiochian Church.
Patronage / why chosen as patron
Orthodox Christians usually take Zebinas as a patron when they bear the name Zebinas at baptism, or were born or baptized near the feast on February 23. Those who share his calling as a monastic also ask his prayers.
Prayer
O holy Zebinas, Ascetic of the Syrian Deserts, pray to God for us.
A short general prayer to a saint, not a liturgical text. No public-domain troparion for this saint is included.