He was disciple of the hermit Silvanus of Gaza, became the spiritual guide of the famous Georgian Peter the Iberian and is venerated as a saint by the Eastern Orthodox Church on 19 June.
Zeno, who roamed frequently to various monastic centres, stayed many times in Jerusalem where he worked miracles and gave spiritual direction.
Around 440, he settled in Kefar Shearta, today identified with Horvat Se'orah (Arabic: Khirbet Se'arta), north of Nahal Besor.
[3] Towards the end of his life, he lived for a year in utter seclusion as a hermit before dying as seems to have been customary for Palestinian monasticism (see Abba Isaiah and Barsanuphius).
Further information about him is found in the Apophthegmata where he is mentioned as an outstanding example of the eremitic ideal and someone who never settled down; as well as in the apologetic work Theophrastus by Aeneas of Gaza.