Zebennus was a third-century
bishop
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In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
and
Christian
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Martyr
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from
Palaestina Prima
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(Modern
Israel
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).
Little is known about his early life, career or
episcopacy
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In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
in
Eleutheropolis
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, however, he is credited that during his
episcopacy
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In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
he had a
dream
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revealing the burial place of
Micah
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Micah is the name of several people in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament), and means "Who is like God?" The name is sometimes found with Theophoric name, theophoric extensions. Suffix theophory in ''Jah, Yah'' and in ''Y ...
and
Habbakuk
Habakkuk, who was active around 612 BC, was a prophet whose oracles and prayer are recorded in the Book of Habakkuk, the eighth of the collected twelve minor prophets in the Hebrew Bible. He is revered by Jews, Christians, and Muslims.
Almost al ...
.
He was
martyred
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, executed on the
Ides Ides or IDES may refer to:
Calendar dates
* Ides (calendar), a day in the Roman calendar that fell roughly in the middle of the month. In March, May, July, and October it was the 15th day of the month; in other months it was the 13th.
**Ides of Mar ...
of November, with two others, Germanus and Antoninus a
presbyter
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.
Eusebius
Eusebius of Caesarea (; grc-gre, Εὐσέβιος ; 260/265 – 30 May 339), also known as Eusebius Pamphilus (from the grc-gre, Εὐσέβιος τοῦ Παμφίλου), was a Greek historian of Christianity, exegete, and Christian ...
, Ecclesiastical History
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Henry Melvill Gwatkin defined church history as "the spiritual ...
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Events Pre-1600
* 1002 – English king Æthelred II orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St. Brice's Day massacre.
*1093 – Battle of Alnwick: in an English victory over the Scots, Malcolm III of Scotla ...
.
References
3rd-century Christian martyrs
Year of birth unknown
3rd-century bishops in the Roman Empire
3rd-century Romans
3rd-century Christian saints
Saints from the Holy Land
Year of death unknown
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