Saints Eusebius, Nestablus, Zeno, and Nestor (died ) were early Christian martyrs in
Gaza, Palestine.
Life
Saints Eusebius, Nestablus and Zeno were three Christian brothers in
Gaza during the reign of
Julian (r. 361–363).
They were imprisoned and tortured, then dragged out by a mob, beaten and killed.
Their bodies were burned and their bones were mixed with those of camels and asses.
A young man named Nestor was seized with them, tortured and beaten, but then released.
He died three days later.
According to
Sozomen
Salamanes Hermias Sozomenos ( grc-gre, Σαλαμάνης Ἑρμείας Σωζομενός; la, Sozomenus; c. 400 – c. 450 AD), also known as Sozomen, was a Roman lawyer and historian of the Christian Church.
Family and home
He was born arou ...
(lib. 5, c.8) the bones of Nestablus and Eusebius were revealed by a miracle to a holy woman who collected and preserved them.
The ''
Roman Martyrology
The ''Roman Martyrology'' ( la, Martyrologium Romanum) is the official martyrology of the Catholic Church. Its use is obligatory in matters regarding the Roman Rite liturgy, but dioceses, countries and religious institutes may add duly approved ...
'' gives their feast day as 8 September.
Butler's account
The hagiographer
Alban Butler
Alban Butler (13 October 171015 May 1773) was an English Roman Catholic priest and hagiographer.
Biography
Alban Butler was born in 1710, at Appletree, Aston le Walls, Northamptonshire, the second son of Simon Butler, Esq. His father died when ...
( 1710–1773) wrote in his ''Lives of the Primitive Fathers, Martyrs, and Other Principal Saints'', under September 8,
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Groups of Christian martyrs of the Roman era
4th-century Christian martyrs
362 deaths