§ 122. Зенон Веронский и его сочинения.

Zeno, Bishop of Verona, was a Syrian Greek. After traveling for a long time in the East with the intention of obtaining a Christian education, he moved to Italy and chose Verona as his residence 253. After Kritsin, in 362, he was elected Bishop of Verona; This was the time when paganism was accepted under the protection of the supreme power, while in Verona and its environs there were many pagans, and together with Arians. The shepherd with all his zeal began to dispel the darkness of paganism with the word of truth; people of different ages: gender, rank and even tribe “were washed in the blessed water of Baptism, conquered by the power of the Apostolic preaching and miracles 254. Charitable love for the poor experimentally showed in Christ's Shepherd the herald of the good will of the Lord 255; and the strict piety of the Shepherd used all measures to prepare worthy preachers of the Word of God 256. During this time, Constantius and Valens could not leave alone the Verona defender of the glory of the Son of God 257; and he experienced by experience the gracious sweetness of Christian patience, which he preached to others 258. St. Ambrose of Milan set Zeno's successor Syagrius as an example of the zeal and prudence with which “Zeno of blessed memory ruled the virgins of Verona” 259, and this letter shows that St. The confessor and wonderworker died in 380 260. The works of the “Famous Teacher” - 16 lengthy and 77 261 short instructions 262 show that he was as familiar with Roman and Greek literature 263 as with the Holy. Scripture. They contain Pastoral instructions on all the main subjects necessary for a Christian, with application to the needs of the time. In addition to the general teaching about faith, St. Zeno offered many instructions against the Arians about the deity of the Son of God 264; as a disseminator of the faith, he prepared the obedient for Baptism and enlightened the newly baptized with instructions about the mysteries of the faith. From the 35th short instruction it is clear that Baptism was performed by immersion in water, and not by sprinkling 265. St. Zeno taught about the Church of Christ 266, about the incarnation of the Son of God 267, about the Resurrection 268 and judgment 269; His instructions on patience, chastity, abstinence, truth, avarice, the fear of God, etc. 270 breathe conviction. In addition, a pious examiner of Christian antiquities will find much information about pious antiquity in the instructions of St. Zeno. Life of St. Zeno is described in the Christian Reading of 1838, but not without errors. From the fact that St. Zeno spoke a word of praise to Arcadius the martyr of Caesarea Mauritania; they conclude that Zeno was born in Africa (lib. 2. tract. 18); but the conclusion is too hasty. Anonymus Pipinianus: a Syria veniendo usque in Italy. De Verone laud. ap. Mabillon. in analectis p. 410. Zenonis libr. 2.tract. 28. 38. 42. Anon. Pipinian. ap. Mabil. About the construction of the Zeno libr church. tract. 14. p. 103. 106. Anon. Pipinianus multa per ipsum omnipotens Deus ostendit mirabilia (Acta SS.ad l2 april.) What the Notary Coronatus tells about the exorcism of the unclean spirit from the daughter of the prince (frex, regulus) Galen, of course happened (Anon. Pipin.); but not under Emperor Gallienus (Chronicle), who was not in the world under Zeno. Zeno libr. 1.tract. 13. p. 83. Zeno libr. 2.tract. 50. de Pascha p. 261. Zeno libr. 1.tract. 1. lib. 2.tract. 1–8. Lib. 1.tract. 6. de patientia. S. ambrosii Ep. 5. Syagrium. Memory of St. Zeno April 12. In the Chetya-Minea it is noted that in the martyrology the memory of the holy martyr Zeno, mentioned by Pope Gregory, is shown to this day. St. Gregory (Dialog. lib. 3. p. 49) actually called St. Zeno, Bishop of Verona, martyr; but in the Roman martyrology they later put, instead of the name of the Confessor, the name of the martyr, carried away by the name that Gregory used, while in Gregory other confessors are called martyrs, i.e. not in the strict sense. In the instruction on abstinence, Zeno, citing the words of the apostle: the time is shortened: let those who have wives be as if they had none, says: “if for almost 400 years or more the apostolic saying has become valid: why do I not proclaim”? These words, without containing an exact date, only approximately indicate the time when St. taught. Zeno. His works are listed by Ratherius, Bishop of Verona in the 10th century. (de contemptu can. par. 1. Ep. Synodica ad presbyteros) and John, Presbyter of Verona in the 13th century. (Historiarum imperialium lib. 1). The latter adds: “haec ipsius scripta ipse legi et vidi.” In the list of works of Zeno by the Presbyter, on the one hand, some works are not mentioned that Raterius mentioned and which have been preserved in the lists of works of Zeno that have come down to us; on the other hand, there are those that were composed by other teachers. The latter include: a) treatises on envy, and on the words: “pay attention to yourself,” which form part of the conversations of Basil the Great; b) treatises on psalms; c) treatises on Lazarus and the martyrdom of St. Isaiah, belonging to Bishop Potamius the Greek, who wrote a letter to St. Afanasy Alex. Both this circumstance and Galen Coronatov, in whom they certainly wanted to see Emperor Gallienus, were the reason that some (Dupin, Saulier) were even close to rejecting the authenticity of Zeno’s other works. The learned Billerina brothers resolved the doubt by analyzing all the works of Zeno with clear criticism and publishing them, Veronae 1739. The publication of the original works, without research, was repeated by Galland in 4 volumes. Bibl. The word tractatus, as they are called according to the RKP. the writings of Zeno were also called words or instructions. Tractare was used in the sense of offering instruction, preaching. So Cyprian lib. de eleimosine r. 241, in Ambrose de offic. 1. § 99. 104. Therefore Zeno’s Tractatus is instructions, sermons. He quotes passages from Plato and Roman writers. Tract. brev. 1–6. One excellent instruction is placed in Chr. Thurs. 1838 part 4. Breves Institute. ad fontem baptismalem, tr. 30–37. Septem ad Neophitos post baptisma, tract. 38–44. Then another tract de festo Paschatis (tr. 45–53), de exodo (tract. 54–68), de Daniele (69–77); all belong to the time of Easter, when Baptism was performed and the story was read. outcome and origin Daniel. 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