A baptismal name for a boy
Zosimus
12 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Zosimus
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Saint Zosimus of RomeDecember 26Bishop of Rome from 417 to 418, involved in the dispute between the sees of Arles and Vienne.- Martyr ZosimusJune 19Martyr from the time of Emperor Trajan, commemorated on 19 June.
Venerable Zosimus of TumanAugust 8Serbian hermit of the later fourteenth century, one of the Sinaite monks, who lived at Tuman..jpg)
Confessor Zosimus the HermitJanuary 4Ascetic of Cilicia and Palestine, tortured during Diocletian's persecution but left unharmed.
Saint Zosimus of SyracuseJanuary 21A monk and later bishop of Syracuse in Sicily, who died in 662.- Venerable Zosimus of PhoeniciaJune 8A monk and ascetic of the 5th and 6th centuries, from Phoenicia.
- Martyr Zosimus the SoldierJune 19Christian soldier of Antioch, martyred for Christ.
- Martyr Zosimus of ThessalonicaApril 17A martyr of Thessalonica, commemorated in the calendar of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church.
- Martyr Zosimus of LyonJune 2A martyr honored at Lyon, of whom little is known.
- Martyr Zosimus of Portus RomanusJuly 15A martyr honored at Portus Romanus, of whom little is known.
- Martyr Zosimus of AntiochFebruary 15Martyr of Antioch, remembered in the early martyrologies.
- Martyr Zosimus of CalydonSeptember 28Martyr of Calydon, remembered in the early martyrologies.
Questions
The name day of Zosimus is December 26, the feast of Saint Zosimus of Rome. It is also kept on June 19, August 8, January 4, January 21, June 8, April 17, June 2, July 15.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 12 saints named Zosimus, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Zosimus is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Saint Zosimus of Rome as patron.