Venerable
Zosimas
A holy monk commemorated in the Serbian Orthodox calendar.
- Feast
- June 4old style June 17
- Era
- unknown
- Order
- Venerables
Life
Holy Venerable Zosimas was bishop of Babylon in Egypt, an ascetic on Mount Sinai in the sixth century. Once, coming to Alexandria on business, he was ordained by Patriarch Apollinarius bishop of Babylon. In old age he withdrew again to Sinai, where he died. The Serbian Church commemorates him on 4 June by the old calendar (17 June by the new).
Commemorated the same day June 4
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Sophia of SlutskRight-Believing · Princess of SlutskJun 4
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George BogićHieromartyr · Protopresbyter at NašiceJun 4
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- 90 Hieromartyrs of Montenegro and the LittoralHoly HieromartyrsJun 4