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308 808 ST. ZABEL z St. Zabely Isabel. Cahier. St. Zaida. (See Mary (42).) St. Zaina, Oct. 21, M. Ethiopian calendar. AA.8S., Prseter. Gu6rin. St Zatiana, Tatiana. St. Zatte, Dec. 28, M. in Africa. Mas Latrie. St. Zaziana, Tatiana. B. Zdislawa or Odislawa, countess of Lamberg, Jan. 1, 1240-1267, 3rd O.S.D. One of the native patron saints of Bohemia. She was born at Gabel in Bohemia, of the family of Berkowna, now extinct. She was extremely pions from her infancy and gave all her pocket- money in charity. At seven she left her home and repaired to the forest to be an anchorite, and only returned very reluc- tantly when her father earnestly re- quired of her this act of obedience. She again obeyed him with great reluctance and under the strongest protest, when he commanded her to marry the noble Zdenko or Gzionkon of Wartenberg, whoso castle was at Lamberg or Lamrich. She still devoted herself to the poor and had to endure much opposition from her husband, a man of violent temper, who thought it unseemly that she should hold so much intercourse with low and common people. At last, however, he allowed her to take the Third Order of St. Dominic, to give largely to the Dominican convent for men in Gabel, and to build a house of the same Order there for women. Shortly after this she died and was im- mediately worshipped and chosen Patron Saint of Gabel. She was buried, by her own wish, at Jablon and worked miracles there. She soon appeared to her sorrow- ing husband, dressed in a red robe of which she left him a little piece to comfort him. Her room was still shown in the ancient castle of Lamrich early in the nineteenth century. Ohanowski, Vestigia, Stadler. Lima. St. Zebberia, May 10, M. at Tarsus in Cilicia. St. Zebelle, May 24, M. :J;J4, in Istria. Mas Latrie. St Zebina (l), Nov. 13, M. 308, at CaBsarea in Palestine, with St. Ennatha and others. R,M. St Zebina (2), March 27, Dec. 24, + c. 327. Stadler calls her Martyrin, but says she is perhaps the same as Zanitas, who seems to be a man. St Zeculla, Zbtula (2> St. Zelie, sometimes Adelaide, some- times SOLINE. St Zeline, Solike. St. Zemaine or Zemana, ZsNAifs (1). St. Zemedemarea, St. Clara (7). St. Zenaide or Zenaine, Zenais. SS. Zenais (l) (Zemana, Zemaine; and Philonilla, Oct. 11. Ist centuiy. Natives of Tarsus, in Cilicia ; related to St. Paul the apostle, who converted them to the truth of Christ. Zenais was skilled in medicine, and went to live alone in a cave w];iere many persons resorted to her to be cured of divers diseases. Once three holy men, named Papas, Patens and Philocyrus, visited her to be in- structed in religious matters. The heathen made a plot to take them, but they escaped through the wisdom and prayers of Zenais. Lnmediately after- wards, she went out of her cave, to gather healing herbs in the forest ; a thorn ran into her right foot, which caused her excessive pain ; she sat down to take it out, and before she could do so, she died. Philonilla remained at home and led a life not loss holy, and in coarse of time died in peace. They are honoured together. B.M. AA^SS. St. Zenais (2), Zenaide or Zekaink, June 5, Y. M. at Cassarea in Palestine, with SS. Cybia (1), Valebia and Margin BM. St. Zenais (3), June 6, M. at Con- stantinople. Stadler. Gu6rin. St Zenais (4) of Thessaly, Oct 11, M. AA.S8. St. Zenais (o) or Susanna, June (^ M. commemoratea with St. Eusbbia or St. Aesia ; they were matrons, disciples of St. Pancras (^April 3), bishop of Tauro* menium in Sicilv. AA,8S. St. Zenais (6), June 7, honoured as