A portrait of St. Zosimus of Syracuse
St. Zosimus of Syracuse
c. 570 – c. 660
Feast
March 30 · VII c.
Patron of
Syracuse · Bishops
Order
Bishop / Benedictine
Sicilian Benedictine bishop (c. 570-c. 660), entrusted as a child of seven to the abbey of Santa Lucia in Syracuse; abbot for thirty years, then Bishop of Syracuse from c. 649. Pre-Congregation.
Life & Times
Born: c. 570 · Died: c. 660 · From: Syracuse, Sicily.
Patronage
St. Zosimus of Syracuse is invoked as the patron of syracuse, bishops. Those in these callings or circumstances often turn to this saint in prayer.
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About Catholic Saints
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