Saint Zosime de Syracuse
Évêque de Syracuse (+ 662)
Consacré à Dieu par ses
parents comme le fut jadis le jeune Samuel, il entra dans le monastère de Sainte-Lucie à
Syracuse à l'âge de sept ans. Quand il voulut revoir les siens, ses parents le
ramenèrent de force au monastère. Dès lors, il accepta humblement cette
condition monastique, l'assuma comme une volonté de Dieu et devint un exemple
pour chacun des moines dans l'observance de la profession monastique. L'évêque
le choisit plus tard comme higoumène. Quand l'évêque de Syracuse vint à mourir,
les chrétiens de la ville demandèrent au Pape de le leur désigner comme
pasteur. Il fut sacré évêque à Rome en 647, et plus pauvre que les pauvres,
assidu à la prière et à la méditation, il remplit cette charge pendant treize
ans.
À Syracuse en Sicile,
l’an 662, saint Zosime, évêque, qui fut d’abord l’humble gardien de la tombe de
sainte Lucie, puis abbé du monastère de ce lieu, enfin évêque vigilant et
charitable.
Martyrologe romain
SOURCE : http://nominis.cef.fr/contenus/saint/5327/Saint-Zosime-de-Syracuse.html
Also
known as
Zosimo
Zozimus
Profile
Son of wealthy land
owners. Dedicated to Saint Lucy
of Syracuse. Entered the monastery of Saint Lucy near Syracuse, Sicily at
age seven. At one point as a child,
he was unable to bear the quiet of the monastery and
the tedium of his chores, and he ran away. His family sent him back to
the monastery.
There he had a vision of Saint Lucy who
seemed angry. In the vision, Our Lady appeared,
calmed Lucy,
and welcomed the boy back to the monastery.
Zosimus studied under Saint Faustus
of Syracuse. Monk for
thirty years. During one meeting to choose an abbot,
Zozimus was left behind to watch the door and guard the church’s relics;
the bishop decided
this was a man humble enough to be trusted with the task, and made
Zozimus abbot. Priest.
Chosen the unwilling bishop of Syracuse in 649.
Noted for his charity to
the poor and
his work to educate his
parishioners.
Born
660 of
natural causes
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MLA
Citation
“Saint Zosimus of
Syracuse“. CatholicSaints.Info. 9 November 2021. Web. 5 September 2026.
<https://catholicsaints.info/saint-zosimus-of-syracuse/>
SOURCE : https://catholicsaints.info/saint-zosimus-of-syracuse/
Book of Saints –
Zosimus – 30 March
Article
(Saint) Bishop (March
30) (7th
century) A Sicilian monk who
became Abbot of
his monastery at
Syracuse, and later Bishop of
that city. He was distinguished for his piety and pastoral zeal. He died at
the age of ninety (A.D. 660,
about).
MLA
Citation
Monks of Ramsgate.
“Zosimus”. Book of Saints, 1921. CatholicSaints.Info.
15 March 2017. Web. 5 September 2026.
<https://catholicsaints.info/book-of-saints-zosimus-30-march/>
SOURCE : https://catholicsaints.info/book-of-saints-zosimus-30-march/
St. Zosimus
Feastday: March 30
Death: 660
Zosimus (c. 570-660) + Bishop.
Born on Sicily, at the age of seven he was placed in the monastery of Santa
Lucia, near Syracuse. He served as a monk for
thirty years before receiving election as
abbot. He was also made bishop of Syracuse in
649, and became famous for his care of the poor and his educational programs.
Feast day: March 30.
SOURCE : https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=2092
Zozimus of Syracuse B
(RM)
(also known as Zosimus)
Died c. 660. At the
tender age of seven, Saint Zosimus was offered to the monastery of Santa Lucia,
near Syracuse, Sicily, by his wealthy parents. As a child, he was deputed to
watch over the relics of the virgin martyr--anathema to a boisterous country
boy. He ran away from the monastery, back to his home. In disgrace, he was
returned to Santa Lucia's, where he experienced a vision of the saint who
seemed angry with him. She was appeased by Our Lady and accepted the boy's
promise to diligently undertake his responsibility.
After that, he settled
down and was a good and simple monk for thirty years, then quickly succeeded to
the positions of abbot and bishop of Syracuse. The scene of his selection of abbot
is reminiscent of the selection of the Old Testament King David: The uncertain
monks sought the help of their bishop. After scrutinizing all the monks
gathered, he asked if there was no other monk belonging to their number. Then
they remembered Zosimus, whom they had left to guard the shrine and answer the
door. The bishop sent for the missing monk. Immediately upon seeing him the
bishop exclaimed: "Behold him whom the Lord has chosen." He appointed
him abbot and ordained him priest.
His reputation as a wise
and charitable abbot led him to be elected bishop by the people at the death of
Peter in 649. He did not want the position and the clergy had elected another,
Vanerius, a vain and ambitious man. Pope Theodore settled the question by
appointing and consecrating Zosimus. He faithfully discharged all the duties of
a worthy pastor and showed great liberality to the poor until his death at the
age of 90. These details are drawn from a reputedly contemporary vita
(Attwater2, Benedictines, Farmer, Husenbeth, Walsh).
SOURCE : http://www.saintpatrickdc.org/ss/0330.shtml
March 30
St. Zozimus, Bishop of
Syracuse
HE was successor to
the holy bishop Peter; and faithfully discharged all the duties of a worthy
pastor until his death, which happened in 660. His name is mentioned in the
Roman and Sicilian Martyrologies. See the Bollandists and Baillet.
Rev. Alban Butler
(1711–73). Volume III: March. The Lives of the Saints. 1866.
SOURCE : https://www.bartleby.com/lit-hub/lives-of-the-saints/volume-iii-march/st-zozimus-bishop-of-syracuse
Saint of the Day – 30
March – St Zosimus (c570-662) Bishop and Confessor of Syracuse, Sicily
Saint of the Day – 30
March – St Zosimus (c570-662) Bishop and Confessor of Syracuse, Sicily, Abbot.
Born in the region and died in Syracuse of natural causes in 662. A man of
great wisdom and virtue. Also known as – Zosimo, Zozimus.
The Roman Martyrology reads
today: “At Syracuse, St Zosimus, Bishop and Confessor.”
Zosimo, was a young Monk
who had been entrusted with the custody of the Tomb of Saint Lucy in Syracuse
Monastery, due to his perceived ineptitude. One day, eager to see his parents
again, he left the Monastery without notifying his Superiors. His parents,
seeing him arrive with the air of a fugitive, scolded him and took him back to
the Monastery. He was forgiven by the Abbot and returned to his role as “Guardian
of the Tomb.”
This role he held for a
long time because he was considered incapable of more demanding tasks. When the
Abbot died, the Monks went to the Bishop to find out the name of their new
Abbot. Zosimo was not among them, having remained behind as ‘useless.’ When the
Bishop interviewed the Monks before him, he asked: “Are you all here?” “No”
they replied, “’the Guardian of the Tomb of Saint Lucy’ is at home but he is of
little importance.” “Bring him along” ordered the Bishop. And when Zosimo
arrived: “Here is your Abbot” the Bishop solemnly affirmed.
Thus Zosimo, to
everyone’s surprise, became the Abbot of the Monastery. In this role, he
quickly emonstrated the richness of his wisdom and virtue, to the point that
the people wanted him as their Bishop when that Office became vacant. Confirmed
by Pope Theodore, he remained on the Episcopal Seat of Syracuse from 647 until
his death in 662, leading the Diocese with kindness and wisdom.
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St. Zosimus the Bishop of
Syracuse
Commemorated on March
30
Saint Zosimus, Bishop of
Syracuse, was born in answer to the fervent prayers of his parents, who were
childless for a long time. When their son reached the age of seven, his parents
sent him to a monastery to be educated. When the holy ascetic became an adult,
he received monastic tonsure, and governed the monastery for forty years. Pope
Theodore (641-649) consecrated him Bishop of Syracuse.
Saint Zosimus was
distinguished by his charity and lack of avarice, and led his flock by word and
by example. Toward the end of his life Saint Zosimus fell grievously ill, but
endured his suffering with magnanimity and humility. He died in the year 662,
after he had led his flock for thirteen years. Later, many of the sick received
healing by merely touching his tomb.
SOURCE : https://oca.org/saints/lives/2015/03/30/100953-st-zosimus-the-bishop-of-syracuse
San Zosimo di Siracusa Vescovo
m. 600
Esercitava un'umile
funzione nel monastero di Santa Lucia, a Siracusa, perchè considerato incapace
di qualsiasi incombenza importante. Quando morì l'abate, il Vescovo,
sorprendentemente, lo designò per la carica. Governò con tanta saggezza e
virtù che finì per essere eletto Vescovo della città.
Emblema: Bastone
pastorale
Martirologio Romano: A
Siracusa, san Zosimo, vescovo, che fu dapprima umile custode della tomba di
santa Lucia, poi abate del monastero del luogo.
Zosimo, vescovo (VII secolo) era un giovane monaco cui era stata affidata per la sua inettitudine la custodia della tomba di Santa Lucia a Siracusa. Un giorno, desideroso di rivedere i genitori, lasciò il monastero senza avvertire i superiori. I genitori, vedendolo arrivare con aria di fuggitivo, lo rimproverarono e lo riaccompagnarono al monastero. Venne perdonato dall'abate e riconsegnato al suo compito di "guardiano della tomba", che tenne a lungo perché considerato incapace di altre e più impegnative mansioni.
Alla morte dell'abate, i monaci si recarono dal vescovo per conoscere il nome del successore. Fra loro non c'era Zosimo, rimasto a casa come "inutile". Quando il vescovo ebbe davanti i monaci, chiese: "Ci siete tutti?". "No, - risposero - a casa c'è il guardiano della tomba di santa Lucia, ma è di poco conto". "Fatelo venire" ingiunse il vescovo. E quando Zosimo arrivò: "Ecco il vostro abate" affermò solennemente il vescovo.
Così Zosimo, tra la sorpresa di tutti, divenne abate del monastero dimostrando
presto di quanta saggezza e virtù fosse ricco, a tal punto che il popolo lo
volle quale proprio vescovo. Confermato da papa Teodoro, egli rimase sulla
cattedra episcopale siracusana dal 647 al 662 guidando la diocesi con bontà e
saggezza.
