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Zosimus (Ancient Greek: Ζώσιμος; fl. 490s–510s) was a Greek historian who lived in Constantinople during the reign of the eastern Roman Emperor Anastasius I (491–518). [1] According to Photius , he was a comes , and held the office of "advocate" of the imperial treasury . [ 2 ]
Zosimus was eventually accused of being a secret heretic and, on 17 May 1494, he was removed from the metropolitan throne on charges of heresy and sodomy. [3] He died before any trial was held. Zosimus is known for having compiled a list of banned books and written an epistle against heretics .
Pope Zosimus was the bishop of Rome from 18 March 417 to his death on 26 December 418. [1] He was born in Mesoraca , Calabria . [ 2 ] Zosimus took a decided part in the protracted dispute in Gaul as to the jurisdiction of the See of Arles over that of Vienne , giving energetic decisions in favour of the former, but without settling the controversy.
Zosimus, 5th-century hermit who discovered Mary of Egypt in the desert; Zosimus the Epigrammist in Anthologia Graeca; John Zosimus (Ioane-Zosime), 10th-century Georgian monk and hymnist; Zosimus, Bishop of Várad (died c. 1265), 13th-century Hungarian prelate; Zosimas of Solovki (died 1478), Russian Orthodox saint, founder of Solovetsky Monastery
The Story of Zosimus [1] (also called the Narration, [1] Apocalypse [1] or Journey of Zosimus [2]) is a Greek text of the 5th century AD. [3] It has sometimes been classified as among the Old Testament pseudepigrapha. [4] In the Middle Ages, it was translated into Syriac, Arabic, Ge'ez, Armenian, Georgian and Slavonic. [2]
In 1495, he was elected Metropolitan of Moscow after the removal of Zosimus on charges of heresy and sodomy. Simon soon won the respect of Ivan III . In 1501, Simon wrote a letter to the clergy of Perm , asking them to admonish their flock , knyaz , and ruling elite to eradicate idolatry and pagan beliefs among ordinary people.
John Zosimus, also known as Ioane-Zosime (Georgian: იოანე-ზოსიმე; died c. 990) was a 10th-century Georgian Christian monk, religious writer, and calligrapher. He is known for his liturgical compilations and for composing several hymns dedicated to the Georgian language .
Zosimas was born in the second half of the fifth century, during the reign of Emperor Theodosius II.He became a monk in a monastery in Palestine at a very young age, gaining a reputation as a great elder and ascetic.