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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 ]
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]
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 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 .
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
Zosimus the Hermit was an ascetic who resided in the wilds of Cilicia and Palestine [1] in the 3rd century AD.. Zosimus was tortured during the Diocletianic Persecution of the Church under Roman emperor Diocletian but persevered in his Christian faith.
For example, this is how Zosimus of Panopolis interpreted the name. [1] Others, such as F. Ll. Griffith , proposed that it is actually derived from the Coptic phrase ⲡⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉ ⲣⲏ peime nte rē meaning "the knowledge of Re " or "the understanding of Re".
Rufus and Zosimus (died 107 AD) are 2nd century Christian martyrs venerated by the Roman Catholic and the Eastern Orthodox churches. They lived in Antioch and were martyred with Ignatius of Antioch during the persecution of Christians under the Roman emperor Trajan . [ 1 ]