Venerable
Zosimas of Vorbozomsk
Venerable Zosimas, Abbot of Vorbozomsk
New Calendar November 7 Old Calendar November 20
Why they are a saint
Zosimas of Vorbozomsk served as Abbot of Vorbozomsk. Venerable saints are honored for finishing the monastic and ascetic path. The faithful look to his monastic life as a pattern of repentance and prayer. The New Calendar feast is November 7.
Limited historical information is available about this saint.
Patronage / why chosen as patron
Orthodox Christians usually take Zosimas of Vorbozomsk as a patron when they bear the name Zosimas at baptism, or were born or baptized near the feast on November 7. Those who share his calling as a monastic also ask his prayers.
Prayer
O holy Zosimas of Vorbozomsk, pray to God for us.
A short general prayer to a saint, not a liturgical text. No public-domain troparion for this saint is included.