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Zosimas of Palestine
Palestinian saint
SaintByzantine EmpirePre-congregation
Feast: 4 April (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
460
Died
560
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Zosimas of Palestine (Greek: Ζωσιμᾶς; Arabic: زوسيماس الفلسطيني, romanized: Zōsīmas al-Falesṭīnī), is commemorated as a Palestinian saint. His feast day is on 4 April.
Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), until this page is written up in full.
The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Connected on this site
- Mary of Egypt Saint“The hagiography The Life of Our Venerable Mother Mary of Egypt tells her life story through the framing device of an encounter with the hieromonk Zosimas of Palestine near the Jordan River, describing a debauched life of lust in which she traveled from Alexandria to Jerusalem and seduced pilgrims on their way to…” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Santi e Beati — San Zosimo, anacoreta — santiebeati.it: 'San Zosimo, Anacoreta, Palestina, IV sec., festa 4 aprile'. The Roman Martyrology (5 April/4 April) has 'In Palestina sancti Zosimi Anachoretae, qui funus sanctae Mariae Aegyptiacae curavit.'
- Wikidata Q2993862 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Zosimas of Palestine (CC BY-SA)
Not yet written up in full. The Catholic source above names this person; the name, dates and step come from Wikidata and are not yet checked against Church records.