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Venerable
Zosimus of Phoenicia, Syria
Venerable Zosimus of Phoenicia, Syria
New Calendar June 8 Old Calendar June 21
Why they are a saint
Zosimus of Phoenicia, Syria belongs to the choir of monastic saints. 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 June 8.
Patronage / why chosen as patron
Orthodox Christians usually take Zosimus of Phoenicia as a patron when they bear the name Zosimus at baptism, or were born or baptized near the feast on June 8. Those who share his calling as a monastic also ask his prayers.
Prayer
O holy Zosimus of Phoenicia, Syria, 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.