Zosimo Maria Brambat
Cistercian lay brother of Casamari, martyr
Who they were
Born in Milan, he asked to enter the abbey of Casamari as a lay brother and made his simple profession on 20 November 1795; kind and easy with everyone, he waited on the soldiers who violated the monastery on 13 May 1799 and they wounded him gravely, and he died two days later on the way to receive the last sacraments. Pope Francis beatified him with Simeone Maria Cardon and his five companions on 17 April 2021.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The decree on martyrdom records that he was struck down by the soldiers he had served.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
Connected on this site
- Martyrs de Casamari Blessed“A sixth monk, Brother Zosimo Maria Brambat, hid for three days and, on trying to leave the abbey to receive the last sacraments, died of his wounds just outside its walls on 16 May.” — this site's research
- Simeone Maria Cardon Blessed“Pope Francis beatified him with Simeone Maria Cardon and his five companions on 17 April 2021.” — this site's research
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 113 (2021), p. 513 - decree on martyrdom
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - simeone-cardon-e-5-compagni
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 17 April 2021
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.